Kazuo Yoshimura

is a retired Japanese judoka.

Yoshimura is from Kumamoto, Kumamoto. He belonged to Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department after graduation from Nihon University in 1973.

In 1973, When Yoshimura was a student of university, he won a bronze medal at the World Championships held in Lausanne.

He was expected to get gold medal of World Championships in 1977 or Olympic Games in 1980.

As of 2010, He has coached All-Japan women's judo team since 1997. In November 2012 he resigned as the women's trainer and was replaced by Hitoshi Saito.

Achievements 1969 - Inter-highschool championships (-80 kg) 1st 1970 - All-Japan Junior Championships (-63 kg) 3rd 1971 - All-Japan Junior Championships (-80 kg) 1st 1972 - All-Japan Selected Championships (-70 kg) 3rd 1973 - World Championships (-70 kg) 3rd 1976 - All-Japan Selected Championships (-70 kg) 2nd 1976 - Kodokan Cup (-71 kg) 1st 1977 - All-Japan Selected Championships (-71 kg) 1st 1978 - Jigoro Kano Cup (-71 kg) 1st 1978 - All-Japan Selected Championships (-71 kg) 2nd 1979 - Super World Cup Paris (-71 kg) 1st 1979 - All-Japan Selected Championships (-71 kg) 2nd