Choji Hosaka
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | 保坂調司 (Hosaka Chōji) |
| Born | 24 November 1920 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sports shooting |
Choji Hosaka (born 24 November 1920) is a Japanese sport shooter who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]
He belonged to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, and during the Asama-Sansō incident, he acted as the leader of the sniper team and made a contribution to neutralize the criminal's sniper rifle by warning shots of his pistol.[2]
References
- ↑ "Olympics". sports-reference. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ Sassa, Atsuyuki (1999). Rengo Sekigun Asama Sanso Jiken. Bungeishunjū. pp. 273–274. ISBN 978-4167560058.
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