Yoshikatsu Yoshida
 Yoshikatsu Yoshida at the 1964 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
October 30, 1941 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 and 1965 World Wrestling Championships.[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, wrestling coach and father of Saori Yoshida.
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- ↑ おかゆから学んだリーダーとは／レスリング・吉田義勝. nikkansports.com. December 20, 2011
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