About Henry Okamura
Lived 1924 – 2005 (aged 80–81). Henry Okamura was a judoka.
Henry K. Okamura (1924 – May 25, 2005) was an American four time US National Judo Champion.
Okamura co-authored a book in 1960 called How to Improve Your Judo. Okamura was awarded an 8th dan in judo. He suffered a stroke during his later years.
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.
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American judoka
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Henry Okamura was born in 1924.
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Henry Okamura died on 25 May 2005.
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