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Yoshiyuki Matsuoka
Personal information
Born (1957-03-06) 6 March 1957 (age 67)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍65 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (1984)
World Champ.Silver (1983)
Profile at external databases
IJF40616, 10248
JudoInside.com5424
Updated on 19 June 2023.

Yoshiyuki Matsuoka (松岡義之, Matsuoka Yoshiyuki, born on 6 March 1957, in Hyogo, Japan) is a retired judoka from Japan, who represented Japan at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.[1] Matsuoka won the gold medal in the men's half-lightweight division (‍–‍65 kg), after having defeated South Korea's Hwang Jung-Oh in the final by Seoi Nage. He trained under 4 time world champion Shozo Fujii (1971–1979).[2][3]

As of 2007, Matsuoka coaches the Komatsu Limited judo club. Among his students are world champions & olympic medalists Ayumi Tanimoto, Miku Tashiro, and Tsukasa Yoshida.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yoshiyuki Matsuoka". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ "松岡義之-師弟の夢を叶える金メダル". Sankei Sports.
  3. ^ "Yoshiyuki Matsuoka Judoka". judoinside.com.
  4. ^ "Women's judo club". komatsu.jp. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

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