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, and won the gold medal in the bantamweight division. He later coached the

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wrestling team. He is currently the head coach of the

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wrestling team.

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* * * * * http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-12822770_ITM 1957 births Living people Japanese male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Japan Olympic gold medalists for Japan Olympic medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in wrestling Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Wrestlers at the 1978 Asian Games Wrestlers at the 1982 Asian Games Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games Summer World University Games medalists in wrestling FISU World University Games silver medalists for Japan Nihon University people World Wrestling Championships medalists Medalists at the 1981 Summer Universiade 20th-century Japanese sportsmen World Wrestling Champions Presidents of the Japan Wrestling Federation Martial artists from Ibaraki Prefecture {{Japan-wrestling-bio-stub