Yasuhiro Yamashita’s Judo gold at Los Angeles 1984 | Countdown to 2016

Countdown to 2016 – December 7th – Yasuhiro Yamashita

Despite tearing his calf muscle, Yasuhiro Yamashita went on to win gold for Japan in the open category of the Judo event at Los Angeles 1984.

Each day of December we will reveal an iconic moment from Olympic history as we countdown to the Olympic year.

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