| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 保科智彦 |
| Born | (1987-07-04)July 4, 1987 (age 38) Shizuoka, Japan |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) (2012) |
| Weight | 125 kg (276 lb) (2012) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Sport | Judo |
Tomohiko Hoshina (保科智彦,Hoshina Tomohiko) is ajudoka who represented the Philippines at theWorld Judo Championships, theSoutheast Asian Games, and theOlympic Games.[1]
He was born in Japan to a Japanese father and Filipina mother.[2]
Hoshina was born and raised inShizuoka, Japan to a Filipina mother and Japanese father.[3] He started competing in judo before the age of 10 - his father is a judo fanatic and encouraged him to enter tournaments.[4]
He continued competing in judo while at college and he hopes eventually to become a sumo wrestling teacher.
In2012 Summer Olympics inLondon, Hoshina debuted in theMen's +100 kg in judo,[4] representing thePhilippines.[3]
On August 3, 2012, in the pool round, Hoshina was drawn againstKim Sung-Min ofSouth Korea who had previously beaten him at the2011 World Judo Championships and the2011 Asian Judo Championships. Hoshina did not progress to the next round, again losing to Kim due to Kim's full-point throw, anippon.[5] The game was timed out in 1 minute and 5 seconds ending with Kim scoring 100 to Hoshina's 0.
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