Kenichi Yumoto (Japanese: 湯元健一; born 4 December 1984 in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he won the bronze medal in his category (60 kilograms).[1] His twin brother Shinichi is also an Olympic-medal winning wrestler.[1]
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| Native name | 湯元健一 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 December 1984 Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 60 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Alsok Sports Club, Tokyo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Masanori Ohashi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals |  (2008)
5th (2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World finals |  (2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
editExternal links
edit- Kenichi Yumoto at the International Wrestling Database
- Kenichi Yumoto at Olympics.com
- Kenichi Yumoto at Olympedia
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