(born 4 December 1984 in

Wakayama Wakayama may refer to: * Wakayama Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan * Wakayama (city), the capital city of Wakayama Prefecture, Japan * Wakayama Station, a train station in Wakayama, Wakayama * Wakayama University, a national university in Wakayama, ...

) is a Japanese

freestyle wrestler Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling. It is one of two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games, along with Greco-Roman wrestling, Greco-Roman. scholastic wrestling, High school wrestling and men's collegiate wrestling in the U ...

. He competed in the

2009 World Wrestling Championships The 2009 World Wrestling Championships were held at the Messecenter Herning in Herning, Denmark. The event took place from September 21 to September 27, 2009. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women ...

, reaching the round of 16. He competed in the

2011 World Wrestling Championships The 2011 World Wrestling Championships was held at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey. The event took place between September 12 and September 18, 2011. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Wome ...

, reaching the quarterfinals. He competed in the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, winning a bronze medal. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he lost to

Vladimer Khinchegashvili Vladimer Khinchegashvili ( ka, ვლადიმერ ხინჩეგაშვილი; born April 18, 1991) is a Georgian freestyle wrestler who competes in 55–61 kg categories. He won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics and a gold ...

in the semi-final. In the repechage, he defeated

Radoslav Velikov Radoslav Marinov Velikov (; born 2 September 1983 in Kutsina, Veliko Tarnovo Province) is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. He has been engaged in wrestling since 1997 and he currently competes for Levski Sofia, where his coach ...

in his bronze medal match. Yumoto's twin brother

Kenichi is a masculine Japanese given name. Written forms Ken'ichi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *賢一, "wise, one" *健一, "healthy, one" *憲一, "constitution, one" *謙一, "humble, one" *建一, "build, one" *� ...

is also an Olympic medal winner in wrestling.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yumoto, Shinichi Living people 1984 births Japanese male sport wrestlers Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel Olympic wrestlers for Japan Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Japanese twins Asian Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century Japanese sportsmen Sportspeople from Wakayama (city)