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Yoshiyuki Matsuoka

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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)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles ‍–‍65 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1983 Moscow ‍–‍65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Seoul ‍–‍65 kg
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

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  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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