Native name 湯元進一 Name Shinichi Yumoto Events Freestyle wrestling Sport Wrestling Weight 63 kg | Country Japan Height 1.64 m Nationality Japanese Role Olympic athlete Siblings Kenichi Yumoto | |
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Born 4 December 1984 (age 39) ( 1984-12-04 ) Wakayama, Japan Bronze medals Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 55 kg Similar People Kenichi Yumoto, Vladimer Khinchegashvili, Yang Kyong‑il, Dzhamal Otarsultanov | ||
2011 worlds freestyle 55kg nick simmons usa vs shinichi yumoto jpn
Shin'ichi Yumoto (湯元進一, Yumoto Shin'ichi) (born 4 December 1984 in Wakayama) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. He competed in the 2009 World Wrestling Championships, reaching the round of 16. He competed in the 2011 World Wrestling Championships, reaching the quarterfinals. He competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he lost to Vladimer Khinchegashvili in the semi-final. In the repechage, he defeated Radoslav Velikov in his bronze medal match.
Yumoto's twin brother Kenichi is also an Olympic medal winner in wrestling.
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