Luiz Onmura

Luiz Onmura
Onmura in 2016
Personal information
Full nameLuiz Yoshio Onmura
Born(1960-06-29)29 June 1960
São Paulo, Brazil
Died1 November 2024(2024-11-01) (aged 64)
Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍65 kg, ‍–‍71 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (1984)
World Champ.R16 (1979, 1987)
Pan American Champ. (1980, 1988)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles71 kg
Pan American Games
1979 San Juan65 kg
1983 Caracas71 kg
1987 Indianapolis71 kg
Pan American Championships
1980 Isla Margarita65 kg
1988 Buenos Aires71 kg
1984 Mexico CIty71 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF54120
JudoInside.com711
Updated on 19 June 2023

Luiz Yoshio Onmura (29 June 1960 – 1 November 2024) was a Brazilian judoka. He represented Brazil at the 1980, 1984 and the 1988 Summer Olympics. Onmura won a bronze medal in the men's lightweight division (71 kg), alongside Great Britain's Kerrith Brown at the 1984 Games.

Onmura died from squamous-cell cancer of the tongue in Santos, on 1 November 2024, at the age of 64.