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Yoshiyuki Matsuoka

Yoshiyuki Matsuoka

Japanese judoka (born 1957)

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]

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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

  1. [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.
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    "松岡義之－師弟の夢を叶える金メダル". Sankei Sports.
  3. [3]
    "Yoshiyuki Matsuoka Judoka". judoinside.com.
  4. [4]
    "Women's judo club". komatsu.jp. Retrieved 17 January 2022.


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