For the Japanese architect, see Yasuhiro Yamashita (architect).
Yasuhiro Yamashita
Yasuhiro Yamashita in 2005
Personal information
Born
(1957-06-01) 1 June 1957 (age 66) Yabe, Kumamoto, Japan[1]
Occupation
Judoka
Website
www.yamashitayasuhiro.com
Sport
Country
Japan
Sport
Judo
Weight class
+95 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games
(1984)
World Champ.
(1979, 1981, 1981, ( 1983)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Japan
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles
Open
World Championships
1979 Paris
+95 kg
1981 Maastricht
+95 kg
1981 Maastricht
Open
1983 Moscow
+95 kg
World Juniors Championships
1976 Madrid
+93 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF
16929
JudoInside.com
5508
Updated on 19 June 2023.
Yasuhiro Yamashita (山下 泰裕, Yamashita Yasuhiro, born 1 June 1957) is a Japanese judoka.[1] 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 the greatest judoka ever.[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.
^"Legend Yamashita Yasuhiro remained undefeated for 203 matches in a row". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
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