is a Japanese

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. Yamamoto was born in

Tenmei is a Japanese era name (年号, ''nengō'', literally "years name") for the years between the An'ei Era and before the Kansei Era, from April 1781 through January 1789. The reigning emperor was . Change of era * 1781 : The new era name of Ten ...

( ja),

Kumamoto Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Kumamoto Prefecture has a population of 1,748,134 () and has a geographic area of . Kumamoto Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the north, Ōita Prefecture t ...

, and began

judo is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, 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 Encyc ...

at the age of a fifth grader. After graduating from

Nippon Sport Science University , abbreviated as , is a private university in Setagaya, Tokyo and Aoba-ku, Yokohama. The precursor of the school was founded in 1893, and it was chartered as a university in 1949. The school is known for the many famous athletes among its alumni. ...

, he worked with a teacher in Yamagata and Yamanashi. He won a gold medal at the 65 kg category of the 1987 World Championships. As of 2009, Yamamoto coaches judo at his alma mater, Nippon Sport Science University, where he previously studied as an undergraduate. Among his students is former Pacific Rim champion

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* * Japanese male judoka Martial artists from Kumamoto Prefecture Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Olympic judoka for Japan Judoka at the 1988 Summer Olympics Nippon Sport Science University alumni 1960 births Living people Olympic medalists in judo Asian Games silver medalists in judo Judoka at the 1986 Asian Games Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Goodwill Games medalists in judo Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-Olympic-medalist-stub