is a Japanese judoka. He is four times Asian champion and also won All-Japan Judo Championships in 1994 and 1997. Career He is from Saitama Prefecture and began judo at the age of a seventh grader. After graduation from Nihon University, He belonged to Sohgo Security Services. He was long time before retiring itself from the high school days, a rival of Naoya Ogawa. Konno also well known that he and Hidehiko Yoshida quarrelled at the final of All-Japan Championships in 1994, for Konno's dangerous skills like Kanibasami and Joint lock (Movie). As of 2010, Konno coaches judo at his alma mater, Nihon University. Achievements 1986 - World Junior Championships (+95 kg) 2nd - All-Japan Junior Championships (+95 kg) 2nd - All-Japan University Championships (+95 kg) 2nd 1987 - All-Japan University Championships (+95 kg) 2nd 1989 - Pacific Rim Championships (+95 kg) 1st 1990 - Jigoro Kano Cup (Openweight) 2nd - All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) 3rd - All-Japan Selected Championships (+95 kg) 3rd 1991 - Asian Championships (Openweight) 1st - All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) 2nd - All-Japan Selected Championships (+95 kg) 3rd 1993 - Asian Championships (Openweight) 1st - All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) 2nd - All-Japan Selected Championships (+95 kg) 3rd 1994 - Asian Games (+95 kg) 1st - All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) 1st 1995 - Kodokan Cup (+95 kg) 2nd 1996 - All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) 5th 1997 - Asian Championships (+95 kg) 1st - All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) 1st 1998 - All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) 5th - Kodokan Cup (+100 kg) 1st 1999 - Jigoro Kano Cup (+100 kg) 7th - All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) Loss 2000 - All-Japan Selected Championships (+100 kg) 3rd References Japanese male judoka Sportspeople from Saitama Prefecture 1967 births Living people Nihon University alumni Asian Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games 20th-century Japanese people