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Shozo Sasahara (笹原 正三, Sasahara Shōzō, born July 28, 1929) is a retired Japanese freestyle wrestler who won a world title in 1954 and an Olympics gold medal in 1956.[2] He was the flag bearer for Japan at the 1956 Games. During his career Sasahara won approximately 200 bouts.[1] After retiring from competitions he worked as a national coach. His trainees included Osamu Watanabe.
 Photograph of Sasahara at the 1956 Olympics, signed by him | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 28, 1929 Yamagata, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Chuo University[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sasahara is credited with designing "bound tennis" in 1980, which is a form of tennis played on a small-sized court.[3] In 1981 he became the founding president of Japan Bound Tennis Association. Between 1989 and 2003 Sasahara was president of Japan Wrestling Association. For many years he also served as Vice-President of United World Wrestling (FILA), and was later named its Honorary Vice-president. In 2006 he was inducted to the FILA International Wrestling Hall of Fame.[4][5]
Books by Sasahara
- Scientific Approach to Wrestling. Chuo University Co-operation Press. 1960.
- Fundamentals of Scientific Wrestling. Taylor & Francis. 1968. ISBN 0800208013.
- FILA Wrestling Album: Free Style. FILA, Fédération internationale de lutte amateur. 1988.
References
- 笹原正三－対戦相手も震える恐怖の「また裂き」. sanspo.com
- Shozo Sasahara. sports-reference.com
- Prawns Katsu Hara Megumi of the all-Japan bound tennis championship third place pays a courtesy visit to the mayor. Hiratsuka City. June 20, 2014
- FILA International Wrestling Hall of Fame inductees announced; Nine honored including first woman. FILA. June 26, 2006
- Shozo Sasahara. FILA
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World Champions in freestyle featherweight (61 kg) | |
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На других языках
- [en] Shozo Sasahara
[fr] Shozo Sasahara
Shozo Sasahara, né le 28 juillet 1929 à Yamagata, est un lutteur libre japonais.[it] Shōzo Sasahara
Shōzo Sasahara (笹原 正三 Sasahara Shōzō?; Yamagata, 28 luglio 1929) è un ex lottatore giapponese.[ru] Сасахара, Сёдзо
Сёдзо Сасахара (яп. 笹原 正三 Сасахара Сё:дзо:, род. 28 июля 1929) — японский борец вольного стиля, олимпийский чемпион и чемпион мира, призёр кубка мира.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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