Hiroyuki Akimoto

Japanese judoka (born 1986)

Ai Ōtomo

(m. 2013)

^[1]SportCountryJapanSportJudoWeight class‍–‍73 kgAchievements and titlesWorld Champ.

(2010)Asian Champ.

(2010, 2014)

Medal record

Men's judo

Representing Japan
World Championships
	2010 Tokyo	‍–‍73 kg
Asian Games
	2010 Guangzhou	‍–‍73 kg
	2014 Incheon	‍–‍73 kg
	2006 Doha	‍–‍66 kg
	2014 Incheon	Men's team
World Masters
	2012 Almaty	‍–‍73 kg
IJF Grand Slam
	2010 Rio de Janeiro	‍–‍73 kg
	2011 Tokyo	‍–‍73 kg
	2014 Tokyo	‍–‍73 kg
	2015 Paris	‍–‍73 kg
	2015 Tokyo	‍–‍73 kg
	2010 Paris	‍–‍73 kg
	2016 Paris	‍–‍73 kg
IJF Grand Prix
	2014 Düsseldorf	‍–‍73 kg
	2010 Tunis	‍–‍73 kg
World Juniors Championships
	2004 Budapest	‍–‍66 kg

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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

^ ^a ^b 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.
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^ "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.