Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu

{{Short description|Japanese wrestler (born 1986)}}

{{MedalTableTop|Olympic Freestyle Wrestling at Excel - 66kg Gold Medal Match.jpg|200px|Yonemitsu at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

{{MedalSport | Men's freestyle wrestling}}

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{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

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{{MedalGold | 2012 London | 66 kg }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}

{{MedalSilver | 2011 Istanbul | 66 kg }}

{{MedalBronze | 2009 Herning | 66 kg }}

{{MedalCompetition | Asian Games }}

{{MedalGold | 2010 Guangzhou | 66 kg }}

{{MedalCompetition | Asian Championships }}

{{MedalSilver | 2009 Pattaya | 66 kg }}

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{{nihongo|Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu|米満 達弘|Yonemitsu Tatsuhiro|born August 5, 1986 in Yamanashi Prefecture}} is a Japanese wrestler. He won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, beating Sushil Kumar of India in the first two rounds of the three-round finals of the 66 kg Men's Freestyle Wrestling.[https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/india-wrestling-olympic-games-medals-kd-jadhav-sushil-kumar wrestling medals at the Olympics - From KD Jadhav to Sakshi Malik] Olympics.com. Retrieved 6 August 2021

Yonemitsu is a second lieutenant in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.{{cite web |url=https://www.mod.go.jp/e/publ/w_paper/pdf/2012/03_Column.pdf |title=SDF Personnel Who Are Active on the World Stage |date=August 12, 2012}}

Awards

  • Tokyo Sports
  • Wrestling Special Award (2009){{cite web | url = https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/wrestling/wrestling_past4/ | title = 東京スポーツ プロレス大賞:選考経過(2000~2009) | access-date=December 16, 2017 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=Japanese}}

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