Hiroyuki Akimoto

Hiroyuki Akimoto
Personal information
Native name秋本 啓之
Born31 January 1986 (1986-01-31) (age 39)
Amakusa, Kumamoto, Japan
OccupationJudoka
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse
(m. 2013)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class73 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ. (2010)
Asian Champ. (2010, 2014)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Japan
World Championships
2010 Tokyo73 kg
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou73 kg
2014 Incheon73 kg
2006 Doha66 kg
2014 IncheonMen's team
World Masters
2012 Almaty73 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2010 Rio de Janeiro73 kg
2011 Tokyo73 kg
2014 Tokyo73 kg
2015 Paris73 kg
2015 Tokyo73 kg
2010 Paris73 kg
2016 Paris73 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2014 Düsseldorf73 kg
2010 Tunis73 kg
World Juniors Championships
2004 Budapest66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF2206
JudoInside.com32243
Updated on 25 July 2023

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.