Yōsuke Yamamoto (judoka)

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

Yōsuke Yamamoto

Medal record
Representing  Japan
Men's Judo
Olympic Games
	1988 Seoul	-65 kg
World Championships
	1987 Essen	-65 kg
Asian Games
	1986 Seoul	-65 kg
Asian Championships
	1984 Kuwait City	-65 kg

He was born in Tenmei(ja), Kumamoto Prefecture,[1] and began judo at the age of a fifth grader.[1]

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 World Championships in 1987.

As of 2009, Yamamoto coaches judo at his alma mater, Nippon Sport Science University, where he previously studied as an undergraduate.[1] Among his students is former Pacific Rim champion Arata Kojima.