{{Short description|Japanese judoka (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox judoka | name = Masashi Ebinuma | native_name = 海老沼 匡 | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|02|15|df=y}} | birth_place = Oyama, Japan | other_names = | residence = | height = 170 cm | alma_mater = Meiji University | website = <!-- Sport --> | country = Japan | weight_class = {{nbnd}}66 kg / {{nbnd}}73 kg | rank = <!-- Belt color ONLY. Automated when "dan" is used. --> | rank_ref = | dan = 4 | hometown = Tokyo, Japan | team = All Japan National Team<br>Park 24 | coach = Kenzo Nakamura | wrestling = | years_active = <!-- Achievements and titles --> | olympics_rank = 3 | olympics_year = 2012 | olympics_weight = Men's 66 kg | olympics_year2 = 2016 | olympics_weight2 = Men's 66 kg | worlds_rank = 1 | worlds_year = 2011 | worlds_weight = Men's 66 kg | worlds_year2 = 2013 | worlds_weight2 = Men's 66 kg | worlds_year3 = 2014 | worlds_weight3 = Men's 66 kg | regionals_type = | regionals_rank = <!-- 1\2\3\5\7\R16\etc... --> | regionals_year = | regionals_weight = <!-- Optional – To link to specific weightclass competition article (when one exists) --> | nationals = <!-- Medal record --> | show-medals = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport| Men's judo }} {{Medal|Country| {{JPN}} }} {{Medal|Competition| Olympic Games }} {{Medal|B| 2012 London | {{nbnd}}66 kg }} {{Medal|B| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | {{nbnd}}66 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| World Championships }} {{Medal|G| 2011 Paris | {{nbnd}}66 kg }} {{Medal|G| 2013 Rio de Janeiro | {{nbnd}}66 kg }} {{Medal|G| 2014 Chelyabinsk | {{nbnd}}66 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| Asian Games }} {{Medal|G| 2018 Jakarta | Mixed Team }} {{Medal|Competition| World Masters }} {{Medal|B| 2012 Almaty | {{nbnd}}66 kg }} {{Medal|B| 2019 Qingdao | {{nbnd}}73 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Slam }} {{Medal|G| 2009 Tokyo | {{nbnd}}66 kg }} {{Medal|G| 2016 Paris | {{nbnd}}66 kg }} {{Medal|G| 2019 Osaka | {{nbnd}}73 kg }} {{Medal|S| 2015 Tokyo | {{nbnd}}66 kg }} {{Medal|S| 2018 Osaka | {{nbnd}}73 kg }} {{Medal|S| 2019 Düsseldorf | {{nbnd}}73 kg }} {{Medal|B| 2008 Tokyo | {{nbnd}}66 kg }} {{Medal|B| 2010 Tokyo | {{nbnd}}66 kg }} {{Medal|B| 2011 Rio de Janeiro | {{nbnd}}66 kg }} {{Medal|B| 2011 Tokyo | {{nbnd}}66 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Prix }} {{Medal|G| 2009 Abu Dhabi | {{nbnd}}66 kg }} {{Medal|G| 2013 Düsseldorf | {{nbnd}}66 kg }} {{Medal|G| 2014 Düsseldorf | {{nbnd}}66 kg }} {{Medal|S| 2018 Budapest | {{nbnd}}73 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| World Juniors Championships }} {{Medal|B| 2008 Bangkok | {{nbnd}}66 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| Asian Junior Championships }} {{Medal|G| 2006 Jeju | {{nbnd}}66 kg }} {{Medal|B| 2008 Sana'a | {{nbnd}}66 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| Summer Universiade }} {{Medal|G| 2009 Belgrade | {{nbnd}}66 kg }} | updated = 24 May 2023 }}
{{nihongo|'''Masashi Ebinuma'''|海老沼 匡|Ebinuma Masashi|born 15 February 1990}} is a Japanese judoka. Ebinuma is a triple world champion, having won in 2011, 2013 and 2014. A dominant force in the half-lightweight division, he was ranked first in the world for three years. He is regarded as an ultimate stylist of seoi nage. He is also known for being a quadruple All-Japan national champion.<ref name="judoinside.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.judoinside.com/uk/?factfile/view/37687/masashi_ebinuma |title=Masashi Ebinuma |work=JudoInside.com |accessdate=16 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/ebinuma-masashi-1021231/ |title=Masashi Ebinuma |website=London2012.com |publisher=London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801095712/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/ebinuma-masashi-1021231/ |archive-date=1 August 2012}}</ref>
Ebinuma won bronze medals at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. He married judoka Kana Abe in 2014. Both spouses are Asian and World champion judokas.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1P3-3646968381/totally-wrapped-up |title=Totally Wrapped Up |newspaper=The Daily Yomiuri |date=2015-04-08 |accessdate=2019-11-25 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>
==Career== Aside from winning three World Championships gold medals (2011, 2013 and 2014), two Olympic bronze medals (London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016) represent the pinnacle of Ebinuma's career.
The path to the bronze in London included a refereeing controversy<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/judo/9437174/London-2012-Olympics-Japanese-world-judo-champion-Ebinuma-Masashi-saved-by-an-overturned-verdict.html |title=London 2012 Olympics: Japanese world judo champion Ebinuma Masashi saved by an overturned verdict |website=telegraph.co.uk |access-date=3 April 2018 |archive-date=21 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921152020/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/judo/9437174/London-2012-Olympics-Japanese-world-judo-champion-Ebinuma-Masashi-saved-by-an-overturned-verdict.html |url-status=live }}</ref> as the reviewing jury overturned a decision made on the tatami by the referee and judges. This was the first such occurrence in Olympic judo, and the event triggered a loud negative reaction from some spectators at the ExCel Centre in London. The quarter-final match between Ebinuma and South Korea's Cho Jun-ho initially saw the referee and judges lift the flags and declare Cho the winner. This decision led to a strong negative reaction from some spectators and a visibly disturbed Japanese coach. In an extremely rare move, the reviewing commission decided to accept the complaint then ruled that Ebinuma should be declared the winner. The International Judo Federation emphasized the importance of ensuring the correct fighter wins, acknowledging the close nature of the fight.
In the bronze medal match in the London 2012 Olympics, an ippon was scored against him by Poland's Paweł Zagrodnik. It was downgraded to a waza-ari, saving him from defeat and earning him his first Olympic medal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2012/07/31/more-sports/olympics/ebinuma-misses-gold-but-salvages-bronze/#.Uh2g6JJBKUo |title=Ebinuma misses gold but salvages bronze |website=japantimes.co.jp |access-date=28 August 2013 |archive-date=21 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921074845/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2012/07/31/more-sports/olympics/ebinuma-misses-gold-but-salvages-bronze/#.Uh2g6JJBKUo |url-status=live }}</ref>
At the 2016 Olympics, Ebinuma beat Charles Chibana, Ma Duanbin and Wander Mateo before losing to An Ba-ul.<ref name=":0">{{Cite Sports-Reference |title=Masashi Ebinuma |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/eb/masashi-ebinuma-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181110200207/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/eb/masashi-ebinuma-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2018-11-10 |access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref> Because An reached the final, Ebinuma was entered into the repechage, where he beat Antoine Bouchard to win his second bronze medal.<ref name=":0" />
==Achievements== <ref name="judoinside.com" /> {{Update section|date=March 2019}}{{div col|colwidth=30em}} ;2006 :{{gold1}} Asian U20 Championships -66 kg, Jeju ;2008 :{{bronze3}} Grand Slam -66 kg, Tokyo :{{bronze3}} World U20 Championships -66 kg, Bangkok ;2009 :{{gold1}} Summer Universiade -66 kg, Belgrade :{{gold1}} Grand Prix -66 kg, Abu Dhabi :{{gold1}} Grand Slam -66 kg, Tokyo :{{silver2}} World Cup -66 kg, Budapest ;2010 :{{gold1}} World Cup Team -66 kg, Salvador :{{gold1}} All Japan Judo Championships -66 kg, Fukuoka :{{bronze3}} Grand Slam -66 kg, Tokyo ;2011 :{{gold1}} World Championships -66 kg, Paris :{{gold1}} All Japan Judo Championships -66 kg, Fukuoka :{{silver2}} World Cup -66 kg, Budapest :{{bronze3}} Grand Slam -66 kg, Rio de Janeiro :{{bronze3}} Grand Slam -66 kg, Tokyo ;2012 :{{gold1}} All Japan Judo Championships -66 kg, Fukuoka :{{bronze3}} Olympic Games -66 kg, London :{{bronze3}} World Masters -66 kg, Almaty ;2013 :{{gold1}} World Championships -66 kg, Rio de Janeiro :{{gold1}} Grand Prix -66 kg, Düsseldorf :{{silver2}} All Japan Judo Championships -66 kg, Fukuoka ;2014 :{{gold1}} Grand Prix -66 kg, Düsseldorf :{{gold1}} World Championships -66 kg, Chelyabinsk {{div col end}}
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