Yōsuke Yamamoto (judoka)
Japanese judoka (born 1960)
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Yōsuke Yamamoto (山本 洋祐, Yamamoto Yōsuke; born 22 June 1960) is a Japanese judoka.[1]
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| Born | 22 June 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –65 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games |  (1988) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 
(1987) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Champ. | 
(1986) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Profile at external databases | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IJF | 11653 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 5505 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 6 June 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yamamoto was born in Tenmei(ja), Kumamoto Prefecture,[2] and began judo at the age of a fifth grader.[2]
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.[2] Among his students is former Pacific Rim champion Arata Kojima.
