Yoshiyuki Matsuoka is a retired judoka from Japan, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
Career
As of 2007, Matsuoka coaches judo club of Komatsu Limited.
Achievements
There, he won the gold medal in the men"s half-lightweight division (– 65 kg), after having defeated South of Korea"s Hwang Jung-Oh in the final by Seoi Nage, learned from Shozo Fujii, 4 times world champion (1971–1979). Among his students is world champion Ayumi Tanimoto.
