Ryūtarō Matsumoto

Ryūtarō Matsumoto (松本 隆太郎, Matsumoto Ryūtarō, born January 16, 1986) is a Japanese wrestler won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Greco-Roman 60 kg category.[1]

Ryūtarō Matsumoto
Matsumoto at the 2012 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born (1986-01-16) January 16, 1986
Height168 cm (66 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
ClubGunma Yakult
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2012 London 60 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2010 Moscow60 kg
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2010 Guangzhou60 kg

Matsumoto graduated from the Nippon Sport Science University in Tokyo and is competing for the Gunma Yakult club. His younger brother, Atsushi Matsumoto, is also an international wrestler.[2]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ryūtarō Matsumoto". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. Ryutaro Matsumoto Archived 2012-08-09 at the Wayback Machine. london2012.com


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