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Hidehiko Yoshida

1969 - Today

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Hidehiko Yoshida (吉田 秀彦, Yoshida Hidehiko; born September 3, 1969) is a Japanese gold-medalist judoka and retired mixed martial artist. He is a longtime veteran of Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships, competing in the middleweight (93kg) and heavyweight divisions. He won gold at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games at ‍–‍78 kg. Yoshida also had two famous fights with MMA pioneer Royce Gracie that resulted in a win by technical knockout and a time-limit draw. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Hidehiko Yoshida is the 354th most popular wrestler (down from 237th in 2024), the 1,929th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,611th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Japanese Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Hidehiko Yoshida ranks 354 out of 1,027. Before him are Paul Orndorff, Makharbek Khadartsev, Ilias Iliadis, Kamala, Ahn Byeong-keun, and Jürg Röthlisberger. After him are Gangrel, Thierry Rey, Chad Gable, Scotty 2 Hotty, Santino Marella, and Aleksandar Tomov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Hidehiko Yoshida ranks 453. Before him are Assala Nasri, Giorgos Donis, Bruno Le Maire, Joan Llaneras, Juan Carlos Garrido, and Meltem Cumbul. After him are Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Brian Van Holt, Gangrel, Erwin Sánchez, F. Gary Gray, and Nabil Ayouch.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Hidehiko Yoshida ranks 1,929 out of 6,245. Before him are Minoru Takenaka (1976), Makoto Takeya (1977), Naomi Munakata (1955), Yoshikazu Isoda (1965), Takehiro Kato (1974), and Christopher Zeeman (1925). After him are Hirohito Nakamura (1974), Takashi Sambonsuge (1978), Brian Tee (1977), Masahiko Harada (1968), Hiromi Uehara (1979), and Shiro Hashizume (1928).

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Among WRESTLERS In Japan

Among wrestlers born in Japan, Hidehiko Yoshida ranks 19. Before him are Asuka (1981), Yuji Takada (1954), Shohachi Ishii (1926), Mitsuo Ikeda (1935), Kiyomi Kato (1948), and Hitoshi Saito (1961). After him are Takanohana Kōji (1972), Shinsuke Nakamura (1980), Tadahiro Nomura (1974), Shohei Ono (1992), Toshihiko Koga (1967), and Naoya Ogawa (1968).

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