Yusuke Kanamaru

Yusuke Kanamaru
Personal information
Born (1979-09-14) 14 September 1979
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍73 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games7th (2008)
World Champ. (2001)
Asian Champ. (2002, 2003)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Japan
World Championships
2001 Munich ‍–‍73 kg
2007 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍73 kg
Asian Games
2002 Busan ‍–‍73 kg
Asian Championships
2003 Jeju ‍–‍73 kg
2005 Tashkent ‍–‍73 kg
East Asian Games
2001 Osaka ‍–‍73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF3286
JudoInside.com8918
Updated on 19 November 2022

Yusuke Kanamaru (金丸 雄介, Kanamaru Yūsuke; born 14 September 1979) is a retired Japanese judoka.

Kanamaru was born in Tsurugi, Ishikawa, and began to train in judo at the age of 5. He entered the Ryotokuji Gakuen after graduating from Tsukuba University.

Kanamaru is good at Seoinage and Sode tsurikomi goshi. Since 2000, He got a gold medal at the Kodokan Cup, and has been a judoka representing Japan in the Lightweight category.

Kanamaru placed seventh in the men's 73 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics.