Hiroyuki Akimoto (秋本 啓之, Akimoto Hiroyuki, born 31 January 1986 in Amakusa, Kumamoto) is a Japanese judoka .

After moving up from the ‍–‍66 kg division to the ‍–‍73 kg division, he won the gold medal in the lightweight division (73 kg) at the 2010 World Judo Championships.

Akimoto married volleyball player Ai Ōtomo in August 8, 2013.

[1] The couple has four children; their eldest daughter (stepchild), Miku Akimoto, is also a professional volleyball player.

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