For America’s first family of judo, Paris provides a trip to the mat, however brief, at a Summer Games.
PARIS — Forty-four years later, Nick Yonezuka finally made it to the Olympics. He’s older now, probably appreciates the experience more than he would’ve way back then. He found his mind wandering as he walked through the Olympic Village these past few days, milling among athletes from around the world, all the best at their chosen craft.There wasn’t time, though, for sentimentality Monday, to think about his own Olympic dream, the one that never was.
Nick Yonezuka was 16 when he made the 1980 team. The U.S. trials took place after the U.S. Olympic Committee, under pressure from President Carter, had decided to boycott the Moscow Games. He visited the White House with other members of the 1980 Olympic team for a celebration, but that was really it.He never thought that might be his lone chance. “In my head, I was like, ‘I got plenty more to go,’” Yonezuka said.
Things in Cranford changed when Yoshisada was diagnosed with cancer in 2014. Suddenly, Nick had to take a more active role at the club, as both coach and caretaker. Just 1:22 in, the referee penalized Jack for grabbing below the belt — a shido. Then 1:22 later, the referee raised his arm again, this time giving Jack a shido for inactivity. In judo, three shidos results in a hansoku-make — an automatic disqualification.
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