Yukimasa Nakamura
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 August 1972 |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Sport | |
| Country | Japan |
| Sport | Judo |
| Weight class | –65 kg, –66 kg |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic Games |  (1996) |
| World Champ. | 
(1993) |
| Asian Champ. | 
(1994, 1998, 2000) |
Medal record | |
| Profile at external databases | |
| IJF | 53084 |
| JudoInside.com | 1472 |
| Updated on 4 June 2023 | |
Yukimasa Nakamura (中村 行成, Nakamura Yukimasa; born 28 August 1972) is a Japanese judoka, Olympic medalist and world champion. His older brother, Yoshio Nakamura and younger brother, Kenzo Nakamura are also former world champions.
He is from Fukuoka, Fukuoka. After graduation from Tokai University, He belonged to Asahi Kasei. He received a silver medal in the half lightweight (65 kg) division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[1][2] He is world champion from 1993, and received a silver medal at the 1995 World Championships.
As of 2008, He coaches judo at Asahi Kasei with his brothers. Among their pupil are world champion Hiroshi Izumi, Masato Uchishiba and so on.
