U.S. Olympic Athletes
Aaron Kunihiro
Weight Category: 60kg
Date of Birth: June 7, 1989
Hometown: Covina, Calif.
Current Residence: Wakefield, Mass.
Club Name: NYAC / USA Judo National Team FORCE
Education: Student at North Shore Community College
Current U.S. Ranking: #1 in the 60kg Division
Senior World Championship Teams: 2009
Senior Pan American Championship Teams: 2009 (Bronze), 2005 (Silver)
Junior World Championship Teams: 2008 (Seventh)
Juvenile Pan American Championship Teams: 2005 (Silver)
Recent Career Highlights
2009:
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Gold - USA Judo Senior National Championships
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Gold - National President's Cup Championships
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Bronze - Pan American Championships
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Fifth - Brazil Grand Slam
2008:
- Gold - Fall Classic National Championships
- Gold - Junior World Team Trials
- Bronze - USA Judo Senior National Championships
- Seventh - Junior World Championships
2007:
- Gold - Junior Portugal Open
- Gold - Ladder Tournament (66kg)
- Bronze - USA Judo National Junior Olympic Championships (IJF-Junior)
- Bronze - Junior U.S. Open (IJF-Junior)
- Bronze - USA Judo Senior National Championships
- Bronze - San Jose Buddhist Sensei Memorial
2006:
- Gold - Continental Crown
- Gold - Ladder Tournament
- Silver - Dallas Invitational
- Fifth - Junior U.S. Open (IJF-Junior)
2005:
- Gold - Ladder Tournament
- Gold - USA Judo Senior National Championships (55kg)
- Silver - National High School Championships (55kg)
- Silver - Pan American Senior Championships (55kg)
- Silver - Pan American Juvenile Championships (55kg)
- Bronze - Junior U.S. Open (Cadet, 60kg)
- Bronze - Junior U.S. Open (Youth, 60kg)
2004:
- Gold - USA Judo Senior National Championships (55kg)
- Gold - Fall Classic National Championships (55kg)
- Gold - USA Judo National Junior Olympic Championships (IJF Junior, 55kg)
- Gold - Rendez-Vous Canada (55kg)
- Gold - U.S. Judo Federation Junior National Championships (Juvenile C, 55kg)
- Gold - U.S. Judo Federation Junior National Championships (Juvenile B, 55kg)
- Bronze - Junior U.S. Open (Cadet, 55kg)
- Bronze - National High School Championships (55kg)
2003:
- Bronze - Junior U.S. Open (Junior, 53kg)
