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Eiji Morioka (森岡 栄治, Morioka Eiji, June 8, 1946 – November 9, 2004) was an Olympic boxing bronze medalist from Osaka, Japan.[1]

Olympic medal record
Men's Boxing
	1968 Mexico	Bantamweight

Biography

Morioka won the inter-high school boxing tournament in his senior year, and entered Kinki University. He won the Japanese amateur boxing tournament four years in a row from 1965-1968. He was chosen as a member of the Japanese Olympic team for the 1968 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal in the bantamweight division.

He made his professional debut after graduating, but retired after it was discovered that he had suffered a detached retina. His professional record was 6-4-0 (3KOs).

After retiring, he served as the commissioner of the Western Japan Boxing Commission from 1998-2000. He also founded a boxing gym in Kawanishi, Hyogo. He died from cancer in 2004, at 58 years of age.

His nephew, Toshiyuki Morioka, has created a movie based on his life, which was released in Japan in January 2008.

Olympic results

• 1968 won a bantamweight boxing bronze medal at the Mexico City Olympics. Results were:

• • Round of 32: Defeated Dominardo Calumarde (Philippines) on points (4-1)
  • Round of 16: Defeated Aldo Cosentino (France) on points (4-1)
  • Quarterfinal: Defeated Michael Dowling (Ireland) on points (4-1)
  • Semifinal: Lost to Valeri Sokolov (Soviet Union) on points (0-5) (was awarded bronze medal)

References

External links

• Boxing record for Eiji Morioka from BoxRec (registration required)
• Morioka Boxing Gym

На других языках

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[de] Eiji Morioka

Eiji Morioka (jap. 森岡 栄治, Morioka Eiji; * 8. Juni 1946 in Taishō-ku, Osaka, Japan; † 9. November 2004) war ein japanischer Bantamgewichtsboxer.

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- [en] Eiji Morioka

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[fr] Eiji Morioka

Eiji Morioka (森岡 栄治) est un boxeur japonais né le 8 juin 1946 à Ōsaka et mort le 9 novembre 2004 à Kawanishi.

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[it] Eiji Morioka

Eiji Morioka (森岡 栄治 (?); Osaka, 8 giugno 1946 – 9 novembre 2004) è stato un pugile giapponese.

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[ru] Мориока, Эйдзи

Э́йдзи Морио́ка (яп. 森岡 栄治; 8 июня 1946, Осака — 9 ноября 2004, Каваниси) — японский боксёр легчайшей весовой категории, выступал за сборную Японии в конце 1960-х годов. Бронзовый призёр летних Олимпийских игр в Мехико, участник многих международных турниров и национальных первенств. В период 1969—1970 боксировал на профессиональном уровне, но без особых достижений. Также известен как спортивный функционер и тренер.

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