Henry Okamura
Henry K. Okamura (1924 – May 25, 2005),[1] was an American four time US National Judo Champion.[2][3]
Okamura co-authored a book in 1960 called How to Improve Your Judo.[4] Okamura was awarded an 8th dan in judo.[1]
Okamura lived in an internment camp for Japanese-American citizens during World War II following the enforcement of Executive Order 9066.[5] He suffered a stroke during his later years.[3]
He was married to his wife, Mitsuko and was survived by a daughter, Bonnie; a son, Henry Jr.; a daughter-in-law, Leslie; a brother, James; and two sisters, Marie Yamauchi and Ruth Yamamoto.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2015-07-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Death of Henry Okamura - USJF.COM". usjf.com.
- ^ a b c "Henry K. Okamura, 81". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. 7 June 2005.
- ^ How to Improve Your Judo: Sadaki Nakabayashi, Henry Okamura, Hikaru Nagao, Dr. Paul V. Harper, Morey Korey: Amazon.com: Books. The Athletic Institute. January 1960.
- ^ "Japanese American Internee Data File: Kosaku Okamura". National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
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