Hiroyuki Akimoto

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 (73 kg) division at the 2010 World Judo Championships.

Hiroyuki Akimoto
Personal information
Born31 January 1986 (1986-01-31) (age 37)
Amakusa, Kumamoto, Japan
OccupationJudoka
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 9 November 2022.

He married volleyball player Ai Ōtomo in 2013.[1]

References
  1. 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 2013-08-31. Retrieved 2013-08-30.


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