Yōsuke Yamamoto (judoka)

Yōsuke Yamamoto
Personal information
Born (1960-06-22) 22 June 1960
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
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 Seoul65 kg
World Championships
1987 Essen65 kg
Asian Games
1986 Seoul65 kg
Asian Championships
1984 Kuwait City65 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF11653
JudoInside.com5505
Updated on 6 June 2023

Yōsuke Yamamoto (山本 洋祐, Yamamoto Yōsuke, born 22 June 1960) is a Japanese judoka.

Yamamoto was born in Tenmei(ja), Kumamoto Prefecture, and began judo at the age of a fifth grader.

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. Among his students is former Pacific Rim champion Arata Kojima.