Ryuji Sonoda (園田 隆二, Sonoda Ryūji, born September 16, 1973) is a *anese judoka.

He was born in Ōmuta, *uoka, and began judo at the age of a first grader.

He won a gold medal at the -60:kg category of the Junior World Championships in 1992 and World Championships in 1993. After graduating from Meiji University, he entered the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

Sonoda retired from compe*ion in 2004. By 2009, he coached All-*an women's judo team before announcing his resignation on January 31, 2013 following accusations of physical abuse by team members.

He married judoka Noriko Anno in 2010.

References

External links

• Ryuji Sonoda at JudoInside.com