Osamu Watanabe
 Osamu Watanabe at the 1964 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | October 21, 1940 Wassamu, Hokkaido, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Chuo University[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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[2] without losing a single point. This achievement remains unmatched in any type of competitive wrestling, as reflected in the Guinness World Records.[1][3][4]
In the early 2000s Watanabe resumed competing internationally in the masters category.[5]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Osamu Watanabe (wrestler).
- ^ a b Watanabe Osamu. Encyclopaedia Britannica
- ^ The numbers vary from 187 to 300+ (Britannica)
- ^ Osamu Watanabe. sports-reference.com
- ^ Книга рекордов Гиннеса 98. Guinness World Records 1998
- ^ Osamu Watanabe. ssf.or.jp
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