Minoru "Frank" Hatashita (17 September 1919 – 24 August 1996) was the first Canadian judoka to achieve the rank of hachidan (8th dan) and was deeply involved in the development and promotion of Judo in Canada. He was the President of the Canadian Kodokan Black Belt Association (now Judo Canada) for 18 years, President of the Pan-American Judo Union, Vice-President of the International Judo Federation, and Doug Rogers' coach at the 1964 Summer Olympics, where Rogers won silver. Hatashita was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1975 and the Judo Canada Hall of Fame in 1996.[1][2]
 Hatashita instructing a judo class in 1955 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Frank, Canada's Mr. Judo |
| Born | 17 September 1919 Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Died | 24 August 1996 (aged 76) Toronto, Ontario |
| Sport | |
| Country | Canada |
| Sport | Judo |
| Rank | Hachidan (8th dan) |
| Club | Hatashita Judo Club |
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edit- Christie, James (23 November 2007). "Hatashita judo legacy alive and well". The Globe & Mail. Toronto. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- "Judo Members Still Training Despite Fire". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 3 March 1965. p. 29.
- Rosenfeld, Bobbie (25 May 1957). "JUDO: The Refined Art of Incapacitating: If you want to get thumped on the tatami by the koshiwaza, step right up". The Globe Magazine. Toronto: The Globe and Mail. p. 20.
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