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Howard Fish

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Howard Fish is a former competitive judo who fought for the United States.[1] He was a left-handed fighter.[1] He won gold in the 1965 National Collegiate Championships.[2]

In 1967, Fish defeated future Olympian Allan Coage.[3] He appeared on the 1968 cover of Black Belt Magazine.[4] In 1968, Fish received a four month scholarship from Black Belt Magazine in order to train at the Kodokan.[4] He represented San Jose State and the USA in the 1968 World University Judo Games, where he won two bronze medals.[4] Fish was the only representative of the United States in this tournament.[5]

Howard won bronze in the 1966 US National Championships, and gold in the 1967 US National Championships.[6]

Personal life

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Fish initially attended General Motors Institute of Technology before transferring to San Jose State.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b Black Belt - Google Books
  2. ^ Black Belt - Google Books
  3. ^ Black Belt - Google Books
  4. ^ a b c Black Belt - Google Books
  5. ^ "Armed Services Judo and Jujitsu Academy (ASJJA), Pensacola, Florida". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  6. ^ Howard Fish, Judoka, JudoInside
  7. ^ "2011 Howard Fish - Wisconsin Judo Inc". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-18.