is a retired Japanese judoka, and former world champion. His younger brothers, Yukimasa and Kenzo are also former world champions. Nakamura is from Fukuoka, Fukuoka. He began Judo at the age of 3rd grader. After graduation from Tokai University, He belonged to Asahi Kasei. He won the gold medal in the -86 kg weight class at the 1993 World Judo Championships. In 1995, after All-Japan Championships, he moved up in weight class, from -86 kg to -95 kg. He finished in seventh place in the -95 kg weight class at the

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and won the bronze medal in the -95 kg weight class at the World Championships in 1997. Nakamura was good at Uchimata,

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, Harai goshi and especially Newaza. He is well known that he destroyed

Hirotaka Okada is a retired judoka who competed in the -78 kg and -86 kg divisions. Biography Okada began judo in primary school, and won the inter-highschool light heavyweight judo tournament in 1984. While attending the University of Tsukuba, he ...

's elbow by Juji-gatame at the All-Japan selected championships in 1994. He was also known as a rival of Hidehiko Yoshida. In July 2004, after All-Japan Businessgroup Championships, Nakamura retired. As of 2010, he has coached at Asahi Kasei since 2001. Among his pupil are world champion Hiroshi Izumi, Masato Uchishiba and so on.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nakamura, Yoshio 1970 births Living people Tokai University alumni Japanese male judoka Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Japan Asian Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 1994 Asian Games Judoka at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Sportspeople from Fukuoka (city) Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games 20th-century Japanese people