REFEREE
Yoshimi Yamashita
1986 - Today

Yoshimi Yamashita
Yoshimi Yamashita (山下良美, born 20 February 1986) is a Japanese football referee. She was an official at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France and also refereed at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Yoshimi Yamashita is the 162nd most popular referee (down from 108th in 2024), the 4,263rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,280th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Japanese Referee.
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Among REFEREES
Among referees, Yoshimi Yamashita ranks 162 out of 147. Before her are Carlos Clos Gómez, Mike Chioda, Fu Ming, Tobias Stieler, Glenn Nyberg, and Maguette Ndiaye. After her are Aleksandar Stavrev, Srđan Jovanović, Andre Marriner, Muhammad Taqi, Saíd Martínez, and Mario Escobar.
Most Popular Referees in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCarlos Clos Gómez
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.53
Rank: 156
Mike Chioda
1966 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 157
Fu Ming
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.22
Rank: 158
Tobias Stieler
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.12
Rank: 159
Glenn Nyberg
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.76
Rank: 160
Maguette Ndiaye
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.70
Rank: 161
Yoshimi Yamashita
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 162
Aleksandar Stavrev
1977 - Present
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 163
Srđan Jovanović
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 164
Andre Marriner
1971 - Present
HPI: 37.56
Rank: 165
Muhammad Taqi
1986 - Present
HPI: 36.93
Rank: 166
Saíd Martínez
1991 - Present
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 167
Mario Escobar
1986 - Present
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 168
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1986, Yoshimi Yamashita ranks 1,217. Before her are Becca Tobin, Kenji Suzuki, Aziz Ibragimov, Katie Taylor, Francisco Silva, and Kazuhito Esaki. After her are Yuriy Cheban, Nevin Galmarini, Keisuke Funatani, Natko Zrnčić-Dim, Danilo Rinaldi, and Ellen Hoog.
Others Born in 1986
Go to all RankingsBecca Tobin
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 1,212
Kenji Suzuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.60
Rank: 1,213
Aziz Ibragimov
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.60
Rank: 1,214
Katie Taylor
BOXER
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 1,215
Francisco Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.57
Rank: 1,216
Kazuhito Esaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 1,217
Yoshimi Yamashita
REFEREE
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 1,218
Yuriy Cheban
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 1,219
Nevin Galmarini
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 1,220
Keisuke Funatani
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.49
Rank: 1,221
Natko Zrnčić-Dim
SKIER
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 1,222
Danilo Rinaldi
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 1,223
Ellen Hoog
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 1,224
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Yoshimi Yamashita ranks 4,276 out of 6,245. Before her are Asuka Fukuda (1984), Ryuta Hara (1981), Iwao Yamane (1976), Diana DeGette (1957), Kazuhito Esaki (1986), and Tetsuya Oishi (1979). After her are Hideo Tanaka (1983), Yuta Watanabe (1997), Kaede Nakamura (1991), Kaori Kawanaka (1991), Yoshikiyo Kuboyama (1976), and Ryuji Kawai (1978).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsAsuka Fukuda
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 4,270
Ryuta Hara
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 4,271
Iwao Yamane
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 4,272
Diana DeGette
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 4,273
Kazuhito Esaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 4,274
Tetsuya Oishi
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 4,275
Yoshimi Yamashita
REFEREE
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 4,276
Hideo Tanaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 4,277
Yuta Watanabe
BADMINTON PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 4,278
Kaede Nakamura
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 4,279
Kaori Kawanaka
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 4,280
Yoshikiyo Kuboyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 4,281
Ryuji Kawai
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 4,282
Among REFEREES In Japan
Among referees born in Japan, Yoshimi Yamashita ranks 4. Before her are Toru Kamikawa (1963), Yuichi Nishimura (1972), and Ryuji Sato (1977).
Toru Kamikawa
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 1
Yuichi Nishimura
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 2
Ryuji Sato
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 3
Yoshimi Yamashita
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 4






































