Japanese dressage pioneer dies at 80
International dressage guess as well as jumping class designer Eizo Osaka has died at the historic menstruation of 80.
Osaka died inwards July after a long illness. He had celebrated his 80th birthday on May 1.
Born inwards 1933 inwards Akita Prefecture, inwards the Tōhoku part of Japan’s largest isle Honshu, he majored inwards constabulary at the prestigious Chuo University where he too constitute fourth dimension to indulge his dear of horses as well as competed on the equestrian team.
After graduating, he became a journalist, precisely afterwards came dorsum to the equestrian community as well as worked tirelessly for many years equally an FEI Dressage Judge inwards Nihon as well as unopen to the world.
In 1984, he was credited with bringing the starting fourth dimension CSI to Asia, working amongst Tsunekazu Takeda, President of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC), FEI Honorary Vice President as well as International Olympic Committee member.
In 1992, he became Japan’s starting fourth dimension international dressage guess to endure at an Olympic Games, as well as his experiences inwards Barcelona spurred him on farther to prepare generations of Japanese judges.
“Eizo Osaka’s devotion to judging as well as coaching was legendary,” said Trond Asmyr, FEI Director of Dressage as well as Para-Dressage. “Thanks to his dedication over many years, he has left an of import legacy of several generations of highly motivated national as well as international judges, helping to secure the futurity evolution of equestrian sport inwards Nihon as well as globally.”
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