Yasuhiro Yamashita

Yasuhiro Yamashita
Yasuhiro Yamashita in 2005
Personal information
Born (1957-06-01) 1 June 1957 (age 67)
Yabe, Kumamoto, Japan[1]
OccupationJudoka
Websitewww.yamashitayasuhiro.com Edit this at Wikidata
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class+95 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (1984)
World Champ.Gold (1979, 1981, 1981,
Gold( 1983)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Open
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1979 Paris +95 kg
Gold medal – first place 1981 Maastricht +95 kg
Gold medal – first place 1981 Maastricht Open
Gold medal – first place 1983 Moscow +95 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 1976 Madrid +93 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF16929
JudoInside.com5508
Updated on 19 June 2023

Yasuhiro Yamashita (山下 泰裕, Yamashita Yasuhiro, born 1 June 1957) is a Japanese judoka.[2] He currently works as an instructor or advisor for numerous organizations, including Tokai University, the International Judo Federation, and the All Japan Judo Federation. He retired from competitive judo on 17 June 1985 after a remarkable career where he won five gold medals in international competitions and marked 203 consecutive victories (with 7 draws in-between) until his retirement where he went undefeated his entire career against non-Japanese wrestlers. He received the Japanese National Prize of Honor on 9 October 1984. He is considered by many to be the greatest judoka ever.[3]

  1. ^ "There's Gold on His Menu". Sports Illustrated. 18 July 1984.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yasuhiro Yamashita". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Legend Yamashita Yasuhiro remained undefeated for 203 matches in a row". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 15 March 2023.