Takeshi Takeoka

Takeshi Takeoka is a Japanese judoka and judo World Champion.
He participated at the 2024 [World Judo Championships – Men's 66 kg|2024 World Championships], winning silver medals in both. One year later, he won the gold medal in that same weight category at the 2025 World Championships.
In the semi-finals at the 2025 [Judo Grand Slam Tokyo], he faced off against his Park24 teammate and two-time Olympic champion, Hifumi Abe. After a tense match that ran over 8 minutes into golden score, Abe scored a waza-ari with sasae-tsurikomi-ashi, defeating Takeoka. Takeoka then defeated Tajikstan's Obid Dzhebov in order to claim a bronze medal at the event.