Mashu Baker

Mashu Baker or Matthew Baker (ベイカー 茉秋, Beikā Mashū, born 25 September 1994 in Tokyo), is a male Japanese judoka.

Mashu Baker

Personal information
Native name	ベイカー 茉秋
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1994-09-25) 25 September 1994 Tokyo, Japan
Home town	Tokyo, Japan
Alma mater	Tokai University
Occupation	Judoka
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–90 kg
Club	JFA Judo Club
Team	All Japan National Team
Coached by	Mitushi Hirokawa[2] Kosei Inoue
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	(2015)
Asian Champ.	(2018)
Olympic Games	(2016)
Medal record Men's Judo Representing  Japan Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro –90 kg World Championships 2015 Astana –90 kg Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Mixed Team 2018 Jakarta –90 kg World Masters 2016 Gualdelajara –90 kg IJF Grand Slam 2013 Tokyo –90 kg 2015 Tokyo –90 kg 2015 Tyumen –90 kg 2015 Tokyo –90 kg 2014 Paris –90 kg 2014 Tokyo –90 kg 2018 Düsseldorf –90 kg IJF Grand Prix 2019 Montreal –90 kg 2019 Tashkent –90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	15143
JudoInside.com	13805
Updated on 12 November 2021.

His father is an American.[3] His parents divorced when he was little and was raised by his mother.[4]

He started judo at the age of 7.[5] His favorite technique is Ouchi Gari.[5] In 2015, he won the bronze medal in the Middleweight (90 kg) division at the 2015 World Judo Championships.[3] He is currently ranked No. 38 in the world (as of 2019).[6] He won the gold medal in under 90 kg division in 2016 Rio Olympics.[7]