Hiroyuki Akimoto
Personal information
Native name秋本 啓之
Born31 January 1986 (1986-01-31) (age 37)
Amakusa, Kumamoto, Japan
OccupationJudoka
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse
(m. 2013)
[1]
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class73 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

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

  1. 1 2 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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