About Vince Tamura
Lived 1929 – 2010 (aged 80–81). Vince Tamura was a judoka.
Yoshito Vince Tamura (July 25, 1929 – April 20, 2010) was a former international competitor in judo.
Judo career Tamura represented the United States in the first Judo World Championships in 1956 and served as a referee in the 1964 Olympics for judo. Tamura won the 1954, 1956, and 1959 US National Judo Championships placing second and third in 1957 and 1958, respectively. He continued to compete into the 1970s.
Tamura's brother Mas Tamura was promoted by Jigaro Kano to Yondan inspiring Tamura into judo. and was also an instructor of Heike-Ryu Jiu Jitsu.
Tamura had a wife, Yuri, and two sons, Bob and David Tamura. Tamura was the youngest of 7 sons and 4 daughters.
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Vince Tamura was born in 1929.
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Vince Tamura died in 2010.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Vince Tamura. https://biography.guide/vince-tamura/
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