Hiroyuki Akimoto

Hiroyuki Akimoto (秋本 啓之, Akimoto Hiroyuki; born 31 January 1986 in Amakusa, Kumamoto) is a Japanese judoka . After moving up from the ‍–‍66 kg division to the ‍–‍73 kg division, he won the gold medal in the lightweight division (73 kg) at the 2010 World Judo Championships.

Hiroyuki Akimoto

Personal information
Native name	秋本 啓之
Born	31 January 1986 (1986-01-31) (age 39) Amakusa, Kumamoto, Japan
Occupation	Judoka
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse	Ai Ōtomo ​ (m. 2013)​ [1]
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍73 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	(2010)
Asian Champ.	(2010, 2014)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Japan World Championships 2010 Tokyo ‍–‍73 kg Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou ‍–‍73 kg 2014 Incheon ‍–‍73 kg 2006 Doha ‍–‍66 kg 2014 Incheon Men's team World Masters 2012 Almaty ‍–‍73 kg IJF Grand Slam 2010 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍73 kg 2011 Tokyo ‍–‍73 kg 2014 Tokyo ‍–‍73 kg 2015 Paris ‍–‍73 kg 2015 Tokyo ‍–‍73 kg 2010 Paris ‍–‍73 kg 2016 Paris ‍–‍73 kg IJF Grand Prix 2014 Düsseldorf ‍–‍73 kg 2010 Tunis ‍–‍73 kg World Juniors Championships 2004 Budapest ‍–‍66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	2206
JudoInside.com	32243
Updated on 25 July 2023

Personal life

Akimoto married volleyball player Ai Ōtomo in August 8, 2013.^[1] The couple has four children; their eldest daughter (stepchild), Miku Akimoto, is also a professional volleyball player.^[2][3]