He is a member of Team USA for the sport of Judo at the 66 kg division.
[4] He was born in Westminster, Colorado and is currently ranked #2 in the United States at 66 kg.
[1] Hashimoto was the USA Today Athlete of the Week, when he won the Irish Open.
[5] Hashimoto won a silver medal at the 2011 Pan American Games[6] and has been a repeated medalist at the U.S. national championships.
[1] This allowed him to compete in the 2010 world championships where he won one bout before losing to a Japanese competitor.