Education
Nihon University.
金野 潤
Nihon University.
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. 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.
1986 - World Junior Championships (+95 kg) 2nd 1987.
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.