Yojiro Uetake
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| Medal record | ||
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Competitor for  Japan |
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| Men's Freestyle wrestling | ||
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| Gold | 1964 Tokyo | Bantamweight |
| Gold | 1968 Mexico City | Bantamweight |
Yojiro Uetake (上武 洋次郎 Uetake Yōjirō, born January 12, 1943) is a Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.
[edit] Olympics
Uetake competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo where he received a gold medal in Freestyle wrestling, the bantamweight class.[1]
He also received a gold medal in 1968.[2]
He wrestled for Oklahoma State University, and was undefeated in three college seasons. He is a member of the USA Wrestling Hall of Fame.
[edit] References
The Mat; Home of USA Wrestling
- ^ "1964 Summer Olympics – Tokyo, Japan – Wrestling" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on September 2, 2008)
- ^ "1968 Summer Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Wrestling" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on September 2, 2008)
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