Kiyomi Kato (wrestler)

Kiyomi Kato
Kato (left) vs. Ghorbani at the 1972 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1948-08-20) August 20, 1948
Asahikawa, Japan[1]
Height 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Sport Freestyle wrestling
Club Sanshin Electronics Corporation

Kiyomi Kato (加藤 喜代美, Katō Kiyomi, born March 8, 1948) is a retired Japanese flyweight freestyle wrestler. He won a gold medal at the 1972 Olympics and a silver medal at the 1970 Asian Games and placed sixth at the 1971 World Wrestling Championships.

Kato lost to Mohammad Ghorbani at the 1970 Asian Games, but took revenge at the 1972 Olympics.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 Kiyomi Kato. sports-reference.com
  2. Kiyomi Kato. iat.uni-leipzig.de
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