Iwao Horiuchi
Iwao Horiuchi (堀内 岩雄, 9 December 1941 – 4 March 2015) was a Japanese lightweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1964. He also won a world title in 1963 and finished second in 1966.[1][2] He died of diabetes in March 2015, aged 63.[3]
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| Born | 9 December 1941 Toyama, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 March 2015 (aged 63) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
- "Iwao Horiuchi". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012.
- Iwao Horiuchi. iat.uni-leipzig.de
- "東京五輪レスリング銅メダルの堀内岩雄さん 糖尿病で死去" (in Japanese). Sponichi. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
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