Shinichi Yumoto

Shin'ichi Yumoto
Personal information
Native name 湯元進一
Nationality Japanese
Born (1984-12-04) 4 December 1984
Wakayama, Japan
Height 164 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight 63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country Japan
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) Freestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing Japan Japan
Olympic Games
2012 London Men's freestyle 55 kg
Asian Wrestling Championships
2010 New Delhi Men's freestyle 55 kg
Updated on 10 August 2012.

Shin'ichi Yumoto (湯元進一 Yumoto Shin'ichi) (born 4 December 1984 in Wakayama) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler.[2] He competed in the 2009 World Wrestling Championships, reaching the round of 16. He competed in the 2011 World Wrestling Championships, reaching the quarterfinals. He competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal.[3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he lost to Vladimer Khinchegashvili in the semi-final.[4] In the repechage, he defeated Radoslav Velikov in his bronze medal match.[4]

Yumoto's twin brother Kenichi is also an Olympic medal winner in wrestling.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Japanese Medalists in London 2012 Olympics". joc.or.jp. Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Shinichi Yumoto". london2012.com. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  3. ↑ "Men's 55kg Freestyle Bronze Medal". london2012.com. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  4. 1 2 "Freestyle 55 kg results - Wrestling - London 2012 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  5. ↑ "Shinichi Yumoto Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
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