(born 4 December 1984 in
Wakayama Wakayama may refer to:
*Wakayama Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan
*Wakayama (city)
Wakayama City Hall
is the capital city of Wakayama Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 351,391 in 157066 househol ...
) is a Japanese
freestyle wrestler
Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling i ...
. He
competed in the
2009 World Wrestling Championships
The 2009 World Wrestling Championships were held at the Messecenter Herning in Herning, Denmark. The event took place from September 21 to September 27, 2009.
Medal table
Team ranking
Medal summary Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
Women ...
, reaching the round of 16. He
competed in the
2011 World Wrestling Championships
The 2011 World Wrestling Championships was held at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey. The event took place between September 12 and September 18, 2011.
Medal table
Team ranking
Medal summary
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
Wome ...
, reaching the quarterfinals. He
competed in the
2012 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he lost to
Vladimer Khinchegashvili
Vladimer Khinchegashvili ( ka, ვლადიმერ ხინჩეგაშვილი; born April 18, 1991) is a Georgian freestyle wrestler who competes in 55–61 kg categories. He won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics and a gold ...
in the semi-final.
In the repechage, he defeated
Radoslav Velikov
Radoslav Marinov Velikov ( bg, Радослав Маринов Великов; born 2 September 1983 in Kutsina, Veliko Tarnovo Province) is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. He has been engaged in wrestling since 1997 and he curre ...
in his bronze medal match.
Yumoto's twin brother
Kenichi is also an Olympic medal winner in wrestling.
References
External links
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Living people
1984 births
People from Wakayama Prefecture
Japanese male sport wrestlers
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel
Olympic wrestlers of Japan
Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Japan
Olympic medalists in wrestling
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Twin sportspeople
Japanese twins
Asian Wrestling Championships medalists
21st-century Japanese people
20th-century Japanese people