is a retired judoka from Japan, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Matsuoka won the gold medal in the men's half-lightweight division (– 65 kg), after having defeated South Korea's Hwang Jung-Oh in the final by Seoi Nage. He trained under 4 time world champion Shozo Fujii (1971–1979). As of 2007, Matsuoka coaches the Komatsu Limited judo club. Among his students are world champions & olympic medalists Ayumi Tanimoto, Miku Tashiro, and Tsukasa Yoshida. References Profile Japanese male judoka Judoka at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka of Japan Olympic gold medalists for Japan 1957 births Living people Sportspeople from Hyōgo Prefecture Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic medalists in judo Komatsu Limited Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics 20th-century Japanese people 21st-century Japanese people