is a Japanese athlete who competes in archery, who is a former world number one. He won a bronze medal in archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Yamamoto competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He won his first three elimination matches, advancing to the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, Yamamoto faced Im Dong-hyun of South Korea, defeating the 1st-ranked archer 111–110 in the 12-arrow match and advancing to the semifinals. There, he faced Tim Cuddihy of Australia, defeating the eventual bronze medalist in a 10–9 tie-breaker after the first 12 arrows resulted in a 115–115 tie. Yamamoto then competed against Marco Galiazzo of Italy in the gold medal match, losing 111–109 to finish with the silver medal. Since 2004 Yamamoto has been a frequent guest on television programs in Japan and has become a well recognized public figure. Yamamoto was also a member of the 8th-place Japanese men's archery team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. References 1962 births Living people Japanese male archers Olympic archers of Japan Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Olympic silver medalists for Japan Archers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Archers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Archers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Archers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Archers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Yokohama Nippon Sport Science University alumni Olympic medalists in archery Asian Games medalists in archery Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Archers at the 1982 Asian Games Archers at the 1986 Asian Games Archers at the 1990 Asian Games Archers at the 1994 Asian Games Archers at the 1998 Asian Games Archers at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games 20th-century Japanese people