Kenichi Yumoto

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Kenichi Yumoto
Personal information
Native name湯元健一
Nationality Japan
Born (1984-12-04) 4 December 1984 (age 36)
Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country Japan
SportWrestling
Weight class60 kg
Event(s)Freestyle
ClubAlsok Sports Club, Tokyo
Coached byMasanori Ohashi
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Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 60 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Istanbul 60 kg
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2012 Baku 60 kg
Junior Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Almata 60 kg

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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