Kiyomi Kato (加藤 喜代美, Katō Kiyomi, born March 8, 1948) is a retired Japanese flyweight freestyle wrestler. He won a gold medal at the 1972 Olympics and a silver medal at the 1970 Asian Games and placed sixth at the 1971 World Wrestling Championships.
![]() Kato (left) vs. Ghorbani at the 1972 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1948-08-20) August 20, 1948 (age 74) Asahikawa, Japan[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||
Club | Sanshin Electronics Corporation | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kato lost to Mohammad Ghorbani at the 1970 Asian Games, but took revenge at the 1972 Olympics.[1][2]
Olympic Champions in freestyle flyweight | |
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