Seiko Yamamoto

Seiko Yamamoto (山本 聖子, Yamamoto Seiko, born 22 August 1980[1]) is a Japanese wrestler who won four world titles and two Asian Wrestling Championships in her career.[2]

Seiko Yamamoto

Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1980-08-22) 22 August 1980 Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Height	5' 5"
Spouse(s)	Hideaki Nagashima ​ ​ (m. 2006; div. 2014)​ Yu Darvish
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Wrestling
Medal record Women's wrestling Representing  Japan World Wrestling Championships 1999 World Wrestling Championships 55 kg 2000 World Wrestling Championships 55 kg 2001 World Wrestling Championships 55 kg 2002 World Wrestling Championships 55 kg

Her father is Ikuei Yamamoto, who also competed in the Olympics as a wrestler. Her older brother is mixed martial artist Norifumi Yamamoto. His sister Miyuu Yamamoto is female wrestler and mixed martial artist who won three world titles and one Asian Wrestling Championship in her career.[3]

In four years from 1999 till 2003, she collected four gold medals at the World Wrestling Championships. Because she lost at the Japan Queen's Cup to Saori Yoshida, she was unable to participate at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[4] In 2006 she married team handball player Hideaki Nagashima and later retired, and in 2007 gave birth to a son. Two years later she came back and won another championship at the Poland Open.[2]

On July 30, 2015, San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish announced on Twitter Yamamoto gave birth to their son on July 29.[5][6]