Yasuhiro Yamashita

Yasuhiro Yamashita (2005)

Yasuhiro Yamashita ( Japanese 山下 泰 裕 , Yamashita Yasuhiro ; born July 1, 1957 in Yabe (today: Yamato ), Kamimashiki-gun , Japan ) is one of the most successful Japanese judoka and holder of the 8th Dan .

Between October 1977 and his retirement in April 1985 he was undefeated and won 203 fights mostly with Ippon . He was nine times all-Japanese champion, four times world champion and Olympic champion of Los Angeles . From 1970 to 1985, Yasuhiro Yamashita won 528 fights, lost only 16 times and fought 15 times draws. Yasuhiro Yamashita is a professor at Tōkai University in Japan and since 2003 Education & Coaching Director of the International Judo Federation (IJF). In June 2017 he is to be elected President of the All Japan Judo Federation (AJJF) , succeeding Shoji Muneoka .

successes

• All-Japanese Master 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
• World champion (+95 kg) 1979, 1981, 1983
• World Champion (Open Class) 1981
• Olympic champion 1984

literature

• Yasuhiro Yamashita: Fighting Spirit of Judo . 1993, Ippon Books Ltd., ISBN 1-874572-15-1
• Yasuhiro Yamashita: Osoto-gari . 1991, Ippon Books Ltd., ISBN 1-85223-490-3

Web links

Commons : Yasuhiro Yamashita  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• International Judo Federation (Engl.)
• Yasuhiro Yamashita on Judoinside (English)
• Yasuhiro Yamashita in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )