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Masaaki Kaneko (金子正明, Kaneko Masaaki, born July 8, 1940) is a retired Japanese featherweight freestyle wrestler. Between 1966 and 1968 he won all major titles, including gold medals at two world championships, and at the 1966 Asian and 1968 Olympic Games.[1][2] He was inducted in the Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2007.[3]
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| Born | July 8, 1940 Tochigi Prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Life and career
Kaneko was born in Ashikaga, Tochigi and started wrestling in high school. After graduating from Senshu University he joined the Japan Self-Defense Forces. He lost against Yojiro Uetake for the qualification to the 1964 Summer Olympics in bantamweight. He started weight training and changed weight classes to featherweight, eventually winning two world championships and the 1968 Summer Olympics. He was considered to be an "unusual" gold medalist, being 28 years old at the time, married, with a child. After retirement, he worked at the self-defense forces, and later became a secretary, and then a security director at Fuji Television.[4]
References
- "Masaaki Kaneko". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- "Masaaki Kaneko". International Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- "Masaaki Kaneko". United World Wrestling. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- "『五輪と私』「攻めろ」協会長方針に反発自分流 男子レスリングメキシコ「金」金子正明さん". 読売新聞栃木版 (in Japanese). 読売新聞社. November 24, 2013. Archived from the original on February 23, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
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World Champions in freestyle featherweight (61 kg) | |
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На других языках
- [en] Masaaki Kaneko
[fr] Masaaki Kaneko
Masaaki Kaneko (né le 8 juillet 1940) est un lutteur japonais spécialiste de la lutte libre. Il participe aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1968 en combattant dans la catégorie des poids plume (57-63 kg) et remporte le titre olympique[1].[it] Masaaki Kaneko
Masaaki Kaneko (金子正明 (Kaneko Masaaki?); 8 luglio 1940) è un ex lottatore giapponese, specializzato nella lotta libera.[ru] Канэко, Масааки
Масааки Канэко (яп. 金子 正明 Канэко Масааки, род. 8.7.1940); префектура Тотиги, Япония — японский борец вольного стиля, чемпион Олимпийских игр, чемпион Азиатских игр, двукратный чемпион мира[1][2]Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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