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Muneji Munemura

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Muneji Munemura
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Lightweight

Muneji Munemura (宗村 宗二, Munemura Muneji) (born October 1, 1943) is a Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.

Career

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He finished fourth both at the 1965 and 1966 World Wrestling Championships.[1]

Munemura competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City where he received a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the lightweight class.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Munemura, Muneji (JPN)". International Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  2. ^ "1968 Summer Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Wrestling" Archived 2008-09-29 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on September 2, 2008)
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