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Ryūtarō Matsumoto

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Ryūtarō Matsumoto
Matsumoto at the 2012 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born (1986-01-16) January 16, 1986 (age 38)
Height168 cm (66 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
EventGreco-Roman
ClubGunma Yakult
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 60 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Moscow 60 kg
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou 60 kg

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]

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

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  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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