is a retired

judoka is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...

from

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, who represented

Japan at the 1984 Summer Olympics Japan competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Japan returned to the Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 226 competitors, 174 men and 52 women, took part in 147 events in 22 ...

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. Matsuoka won the gold medal in the men's half-lightweight division (65 kg), after having defeated South Korea's

Hwang Jung-Oh Hwang Jung-oh (born 1 April 1958) is a retired judoka from South Korea, who represented South Korea at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There he won the silver medal in the men's half-lightweight division (65 kg), af ...

in the final by

Seoi Nage is a shoulder throw, one of the traditional forty throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the first group, Dai Ikkyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Thro ...

. He trained under 4 time world champion Shozo Fujii (1971–1979). As of 2007, Matsuoka coaches the

Komatsu Limited or () is a Japanese multinational corporation that manufactures construction, mining, forestry and military equipment, as well as diesel engines and industrial equipment like press machines, lasers and thermoelectric generators. Its headquarte ...

judo club. Among his students are world champions & olympic medalists

Ayumi Tanimoto born August 4, 1981, in Anjo, Aichi, is a Japanese judoka. She was coached by Toshihiko Koga, who is a gold medalist at the Barcelona Olympics and a silver medalist at the Atlanta Olympics Men's Judo. Tanimoto won the Women's -63 kg cate ...

Miku Tashiro is a Japanese judoka. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in mixed team. Career She started judo at the age of 8. Her favorite techniques are Uchi mata and Ōuchi gari. In 2009, she won the gold medal in the 63& ...

, and Tsukasa Yoshida.

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* * * Japanese male judoka Judoka at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Japan Olympic gold medalists for Japan 1957 births Living people Sportspeople from Hyōgo Prefecture Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic medalists in judo Komatsu Limited Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics 20th-century Japanese people 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-judo-bio-stub