Minoru Okita (born 1 July 1951) is a sailor from

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, who represented his country at the

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as crew member in the

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. With helmsman

Takaharu Hirozawa Takaharu Hirozawa (born 16 October 1946) is a sailor from Japan, who represented his country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States as helmsman in the Soling. With crew members Minoru Okita and Takumi Fujiwara they took 17th ...

and fellow crew member Takumi Fujiwara they took the 16th place.

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Living people 1951 births Sailors at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Soling Olympic sailors for Japan Japanese male sailors (sport) 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-yachtracing-bio-stub