Yōsuke Yamamoto
Personal information
Born (1960-06-22) 22 June 1960
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍65 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (1988)
World Champ.Gold (1987)
Asian Champ.Silver (1986)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul ‍–‍65 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Essen ‍–‍65 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1986 Seoul ‍–‍65 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1984 Kuwait City ‍–‍65 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF11653
JudoInside.com5505
Updated on 6 June 2023.

Yōsuke Yamamoto (山本 洋祐, Yamamoto Yōsuke, born 22 June 1960) is a Japanese judoka.

Yamamoto was born in Tenmei(ja), Kumamoto Prefecture,[1] and began judo at the age of a fifth grader.[1]

After graduating from Nippon Sport Science University, he worked with a teacher in Yamagata and Yamanashi. He won a gold medal at the ‍–‍65 kg category of the 1987 World Championships.

As of 2009, Yamamoto coaches judo at his alma mater, Nippon Sport Science University, where he previously studied as an undergraduate.[1] Among his students is former Pacific Rim champion Arata Kojima.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "近代柔道 2006年3月号 勝つための食事と減量". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 20 March 2006.


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