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Hiroyuki Akimoto

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Hiroyuki Akimoto
Personal information
Native name秋本 啓之
Born31 January 1986 (1986-01-31) (age 38)
Amakusa, Kumamoto, Japan
OccupationJudoka
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse
(m. 2013)
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Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍73 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Gold (2010)
Asian Champ.Gold (2010, 2014)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Tokyo ‍–‍73 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou ‍–‍73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Men's team
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Almaty ‍–‍73 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2010 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Tokyo ‍–‍73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tokyo ‍–‍73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Paris ‍–‍73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tokyo ‍–‍73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Paris ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Paris ‍–‍73 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2014 Düsseldorf ‍–‍73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Tunis ‍–‍73 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Budapest ‍–‍66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF2206
JudoInside.com32243
Updated on 25 July 2023

Hiroyuki Akimoto (秋本 啓之, Akimoto Hiroyuki, born 31 January 1986 in Amakusa, Kumamoto) is a Japanese judoka . After moving up from the ‍–‍66 kg division to the ‍–‍73 kg division, he won the gold medal in the lightweight division (73 kg) at the 2010 World Judo Championships.

Personal life

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Akimoto married volleyball player Ai Ōtomo in August 8, 2013.[1] The couple has four children; their eldest daughter, Miku Ōtomo, is also a professional volleyball player.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b msn sankei news. "バレー大友愛さんと柔道の秋本啓之が結婚". Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  2. ^ "大友愛さん娘、スーパー1年生・秋本美空が衝撃デビュー!最高到達点300センチスパイクで共栄学園初戦突破導く/春高バレー". サンスポ (in Japanese). 4 January 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  3. ^ "大友愛さん 16歳・長女のバレー日本代表選出で友人から言われた言葉「目指せ 家族全員日本代表」 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 December 2023.
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