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Osamu Watanabe

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Osamu Watanabe
Osamu Watanabe at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1940-10-21) October 21, 1940 (age 83)
Wassamu, Hokkaido, Japan
Alma materChuo University[1]
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Featherweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1962 Toledo -63 kg
Gold medal – first place 1963 Sofia -63 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1962 Jakarta -63 kg

Osamu Watanabe (渡辺 長武, Watanabe Osamu, born on October 21, 1940) is a retired Japanese freestyle wrestler. In 1962, he debuted internationally and retired shortly after the 1964 Olympics. During his brief career Watanabe won all his few hundred bouts without have a point scored against him[2]. He is considered one of the best wrestlers in Olympic history.[3]

In the early 2000s Watanabe resumed competing internationally in the masters category.[4]

References

  1. ^ Osamu Watanabe at the Encyclopædia Britannica
  2. ^ The numbers vary from 187 to 300+ (Britannica)
  3. ^ "FLAWLESS WATANABE SECURES FEATHERWEIGHT WRESTLING GOLD". olympic.org. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  4. ^ Osamu Watanabe. ssf.or.jp