Takanori Nagase

Nagase's achievements include the Universiade in Kazan in 2013, the Grand Slam in Tokyo in 2013 and 2014,the All Japan Championships, the IJF Masters in Rabat and the World Judo Championships in 2015. He is currently ranked No. 2 in the world (as of 5 May 2016).

Nagase won his third consecutive Japanese national title in his first competition of 2016 at the All Japan Championships. He defeated Nagashima for the third time by waza-ari with an unorthodox ushiro goshi.

By winning the national title, and being the highest ranked Japanese in the half-middleweights, Nagase was chosen to represent Japan in his division at the 2016 Olympics.

Nagase won his first senior national title at the All Japan Championships in Fukuoka. He beat Keita Nagashima in the final to represent Japan at the 2014 World Championships in the half-middleweight category, and claim gold.

Nagase attended the University of Tsukuba. He was the half-middleweight champion at the 2013 All Japan University Championships. He had also taught at the Kodokan as an instructor to children.

Takanori Nagase (Japanese: 永瀬貴規 ; born 14 October 1993) is a Japanese judoka.

Nagase's grand-uncle is Katsushi Hirao, a silver medalist at the 1969 World Championships.