Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu

Japanese wrestler (born 1986)
Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu

Yonemitsu at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 66 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Istanbul 66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Herning 66 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou 66 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Pattaya 66 kg

Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu (米満 達弘, Yonemitsu Tatsuhiro, born August 5, 1986 in Yamanashi Prefecture) is a Japanese wrestler. He won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, beating Sushil Kumar of India in the finals of the 66 kg Men's Freestyle Wrestling.[1]

He is Second lieutenant in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.[2]

Awards

References

  1. ^ wrestling medals at the Olympics - From KD Jadhav to Sakshi Malik Olympics.com. Retrieved 6 August 2021
  2. ^ "SDF Personnel Who Are Active on the World Stage" (PDF). August 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "東京スポーツ プロレス大賞：選考経過（2000～2009）". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved December 16, 2017.

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  • 1904: 65.77 kg
  • 1908: 66.5 kg
  • 1920–1936: 67.5 kg
  • 1948–1960: 67 kg
  • 1964–1968: 70 kg
  • 1972–1996: 68 kg
  • 2000: 69 kg
  • 2004–2012: 66 kg
  • 2016–present: 65 kg
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  • 1954–1958: 67 kg
  • 1962–1966: 70 kg
  • 1970–1994: 68 kg
  • 1998: 69 kg
  • 2002–2010: 66 kg
  • 2014–present: 65 kg


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