Naoya Ogawa
| Naoya Ogawa | |
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Naoya Ogawa in 2011
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| Born |
March 31, 1968 Suginami, Tokyo, Japan |
| Other names | "O-chan", "Captain Hustle", "The King of Recklessness" |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Years active | 1997–2005 (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 9 |
| Wins | 7 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 5 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By submission | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Representing  Japan
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| Men's Judo | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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1992 Barcelona | +95 kg |
| World Championships | ||
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1987 Essen | Open |
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1989 Belgrade | +95 kg |
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1989 Belgrade | Open |
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1991 Barcelona | Open |
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1991 Barcelona | +95 kg |
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1993 Hamilton | Open |
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1995 Chiba | +95 kg |
| Asian Games | ||
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1990 Beijing | +95 kg |
| Asian Championships | ||
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1988 Damascus | Open |
Naoya Ogawa (小川 直也 Ogawa Naoya, born 31 March 1968) is a Japanese former world judo champion, Olympic silver medalist, professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. He won a total of seven medals at the All-Japan Judo Championships (second only behind Yasuhiro Yamashita), and a set a record of seven medals at the World Judo Championships (tied with Robert van de Walle).
In professional wrestling, Ogawa was two-time National Wrestling Alliance world heavyweight champion.
Ogawa first started in Judo in his high school years. He continued on in college attending Meiji University in 1986. In his second year at school he became a world freeclass champion, youngest in the history of Judo. He won many more championships before graduating from the College of Business Administration at Meiji University. Ogawa was Silver medalist in judo of 1992 Summer Olympics, and placed fifth at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
In 1997, Ogawa was recruited by Antonio Inoki, chairman of New Japan Pro Wrestling, for his UFO (Universal Fighting-Arts Organization) project. He was put to train under Satoru Sayama, legendary professional wrestler and mixed martial arts pioneer.
Ogawa made his debut in NJPW on April 12, 1997 at the Tokyo Dome, replacing the stipulated Ken Shamrock as the opponent for Shinya Hashimoto, then IWGP Heavyeweight Championship titleholder. In a shocking upset, Ogawa defeated Hashimoto by choke, which put him in the spotlight and gained him a title shot at May 3. This time Ogawa was defeated by kick to the head, with Shinya retaining his title. This marked the beginning of their feud, which would extend for years.
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