Yōsuke Yamamoto (judoka)

Yōsuke Yamamoto (山本 洋祐, Yamamoto Yōsuke; born 22 June 1960) is a Japanese judoka.^[1]

Yōsuke Yamamoto

Personal information
Born	(1960-06-22) 22 June 1960 (age 65)
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍65 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(1988)
World Champ.	(1987)
Asian Champ.	(1986)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Japan Olympic Games 1988 Seoul ‍–‍65 kg World Championships 1987 Essen ‍–‍65 kg Asian Games 1986 Seoul ‍–‍65 kg Asian Championships 1984 Kuwait City ‍–‍65 kg
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.