Country: | Japan |
Weight Class: | –65 kg |
Worlds Rank: | 2 |
Worlds Year: | 1983 |
Regionals Type: | AS |
Olympics Rank: | 1 |
Olympics Year: | 1984 |
Olympics Weight: | Men's 65 kg |
Updated: | 19 June 2023 |
is a retired judoka from Japan, who represented Japan at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Matsuoka won the gold medal in the men's half-lightweight division (65 kg), after having defeated South Korea's Hwang Jung-Oh in the final by Seoi Nage. He trained under 4 time world champion Shozo Fujii (1971–1979).[1] [2]
As of 2007, Matsuoka coaches the Komatsu Limited judo club. Among his students are world champions & olympic medalists Ayumi Tanimoto, Miku Tashiro, and Tsukasa Yoshida.[3]