Yoshikatsu Yoshida
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Japanese wrestler (born 1941)
| Yoshikatsu Yoshida at the 1964 Olympics | |||||||||||||
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| Born | (1941年10月30日) October 30, 1941 (age 83) Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||
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Yoshikatsu Yoshida (吉田 義勝, Yoshida Yoshikatsu, born October 30, 1941) is a retired Japanese freestyle wrestler. He won gold medals in the 52 kg category at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]
Born in Hokkaido, Yoshida graduated from the Nihon University in Tokyo. After retiring from wrestling he left sport and worked for Meiji Dairies, eventually joining its board of directors.[2]
Yoshikatsu Yoshida (吉田義勝) is often confused with Eikatsu Yoshida (吉田栄勝), a former national champion, and wrestling coach.
References
[edit ]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yoshikatsu Yoshida". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016年12月04日. Retrieved 2019年10月09日.
- ^ "おかゆから学んだリーダーとは/レスリング・吉田義勝" (in Japanese). nikkansports.com. December 20, 2011. Retrieved 2019年10月09日.
External links
[edit ]- Media related to Yoshikatsu Yoshida at Wikimedia Commons
- Yoshikatsu Yoshida at the International Wrestling Database Edit this at Wikidata
- Yoshikatsu Yoshida at Olympedia (archive) Edit this at Wikidata
- Yoshikatsu Yoshida at Olympics.com Edit this at Wikidata
- Yoshikatsu Yoshida at Olympic.org (archived) Edit this at Wikidata
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