Ken Okada

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameKenneth Kenji "Ken"•Okada
Used nameKen•Okada
Born22 February 1950 in Los Angeles, California (USA)
AffiliationsOC Kodokan
NOC United States

Biography

Ken Okada competed for the Orange County Kodokan. He was a two-time national high school champion in judo and became a 6th-degree black belt. He was taught by his father, Sensei Ted Okada, a 7th-degree black belt. Ken Okada never won a US title but did have a second- and third-place finish at the US Nationals.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1972 Summer Olympics Judo USA Ken Okada
Lightweight, Men (Olympic) =19

Olympic family relations