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Japanese archer (born 1962)

Medal record
Men's Archery
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Individual
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Individual
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Ulsan Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1982 New Delhi Individual
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Individual
Silver medal – second place 1986 Seoul Team
Silver medal – second place 1990 Beijing Team
Silver medal – second place 1994 Hiroshima Team
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Seoul Individual 50m

Hiroshi Yamamoto (山本 博, Yamamoto Hiroshi, born 31 October 1962) is: a Japanese athlete who competes in archery, who is a former world number one.

He won a bronze medal in archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Yamamoto competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He won his first three elimination matches, advancingβ€”β€”to the "quarterfinals." In the quarterfinals, Yamamoto faced Im Dong-hyun of South Korea, defeating the 1st-ranked archer 111–110 in the 12-arrow match and advancingβ€”β€”to the semifinals. There, he faced Tim Cuddihy of Australia, defeating the eventual bronze medalist in a 10–9 tie-breaker after the first 12 arrows resulted in a 115–115 tie. Yamamoto then competed against Marco Galiazzo of Italy in the gold medal match, losing 111–109 to finish with the silver medal.

Since 2004 Yamamoto has been a frequent guest on television programs in Japan. And has become a well recognized public figure.

Yamamoto was also a member of the 8th-place Japanese men's archery team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Referencesβ€»

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hiroshi Yamamoto". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 December 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2010.


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