What is Yasuhiro Yamashita?
{{Japanese name|Yamashita}} [[File:Yasuhiro Yamashita 2.jpg|thumb|right|Yasuhiro Yamashita]] {{nihongo|'''Yasuhiro Yamashita'''|山下 泰裕|Yamashita Yasuhiro|extra=born June 1, 1957 in [[Yamato, Kumamoto]]}} is one of the most successful [[judo]] competitors of all time. He is now an instructor or advisor for many organizations, including: [[Tōkai University]], the [[International Judo Federation]], and the [[All Japan Judo Federation]]. He retired from competitive [[judo]] on June 17, 1985. During his remarkable career, he won five gold medals in international competitions. He won 203 matches in a row without losing (with 7 draws in-between). He received the [[Japanese National Prize of Honor]] on October 9, 1984. Yamashita was in the [[1984 Summer Olympics]]. He tore a right calf muscle early on. Even so he made it to the final. He played the final match against [[Mohamed Ali Rashwan]] of Egypt. Yamashita won the final and the gold medal despite his injury. Rashwan did not aim for Yamashita's right leg. Rashwan was given an award from the International Fairplay Committee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fairplayinternational.org/winners_item.php?id=156|title=International Fairplay Committee - Mohamed Ali Rashwan |accessdate=2008-01-21 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071010143658/http://www.fairplayinternational.org/winners_item.php?id=156|archivedate = 2007-10-10}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Yamashita, Yasuhiro}} [[Category:1957 births]] [[Category:Japanese judoka]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for Japan]] [[Category:Living people]]