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Paul Maruyama

ポール・マルヤマ　/　ぽーる・まるやま

Judoka from Japan

October 27, 1941 (age 84)　・　Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo
judoka

My Take

What moves me about Paul Maruyama is the symmetry of his life. Born in Tokyo in 1941, he returned to the city of his birth not as a tourist but as part of the first U.S. judo team in the sport's Olympic debut at the 1964 Games. That is a poetic full circle few athletes ever get. What impresses me even more is the second act: an MBA from Hawaii, a teaching career, and authoring Escape from Manchuria. He turned the discipline of the mat into the discipline of scholarship, and I deeply respect a man who fights with both body and pen.

Overview

Lecturer Paul Kuniaki Maruyama (born October 27, 1941, in Tokyo) was a member of the first American team to compete in judo in the Summer Olympics. Judo was first included in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Maruyama was born in Kugayama, Tokyo, in 1941, son of Kunio Maruyama and his nisei wife, Mary Takeda. He is a graduate of San José State University (B.S.) and of University of Hawaii (M.B.A.).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Paul Maruyama
Name (Japanese): ポール・マルヤマ
Reading: ぽーる・まるやま
Born: October 27, 1941 (age 84)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Snake
Origin: Tokyo, Japan
Blood type: Private
Height: 167 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: judoka

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: San Jose State University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role	Year
Notable work	Escape from Manchuria	—

6. Links

Official sitehttp://authorpaulmaruyama.com/
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Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%83%A4%E3%83%9E

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