Hiroaki Hiraoka (平岡 拓晃, Hiraoka Hiroaki, born 6 February 1985 in Hiroshima City) is a Japanese judoka.[1] He won a silver medal at the 2009 World Judo Championships and the 2011 World Championships and a bronze medal at the 2010 World Judo Championships.

Hiroaki Hiraoka
Personal information
Born (1985-02-06) 6 February 1985 (age 39)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class–60 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesSilver (2012)
World Champ.Silver (2009, 2011)
Asian Champ.Gold (2008)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London ‍–‍60 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Rotterdam ‍–‍60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Paris ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Tokyo ‍–‍60 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou ‍–‍60 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Jeju ‍–‍60 kg
World Masters
Silver medal – second place 2010 Suwon ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Almaty ‍–‍60 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2010 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2009 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2009 Tokyo ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Tokyo ‍–‍60 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2011 Düsseldorf ‍–‍60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Düsseldorf ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Hamburg ‍–‍60 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Budapest ‍–‍60 kg
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Macau ‍–‍60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF30
JudoInside.com27008
Updated on 25 May 2023.

Hiroka also won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics at London, in the men's under 60 kg extra-lightweight category.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hiroaki Hiraoka". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Olympic judo: Arsen Galstyan beats Hiroaki Hiraoka to claim gold". Retrieved 28 July 2012.

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