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Koiwai earned his medical degree from Hanhehamm Medical College, specializing in pathology, in 1947.
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Eichi Karl Koiwai
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February 21, 1920 – February 23, 2009) was the president of the United States Judo Federation (USJF) in 1973 and 1974 and the chairman of the United States Olympic Committee in 1973. Koiwai earned his medical degree from Hanhehamm Medical College, specializing in pathology, in 1947. Koiwai was the chairman of the United States Olympic Committee in 1973 and the chairman of the National Amateur Athletic Union Judo Committee prior to that.
His work contributed to deeper collaboration between the Amateur Athletic Union and the USJF. In 1960, he wrote the Official Amateur Athletic Union - JBBF Judo Handbook.
Koiwai commissioned a study on injuries in judo. In 1970, he was listed in Black Belt magazine"s hall of fame.
He was a referee at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Foreign a period, Koiwai was a critic of the United States Judo Association, which he felt did not follow the rules of the federation.
Koiwai died on February 23, 2009.
Services were held in Pennsylvania.
