Shigeo Nakata (中田 茂男, Nakata Shigeo, born 16 October 1945 in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō)[1] is a Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling. He also won a gold medal at the 1967 World Wrestling Championships and at the 1966 Asian Games.[2]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's freestyle wrestling | ||
Representing  Japan
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Olympic Games
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1968 Mexico City | 52 kg |
| World Championships | ||
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1967 Bucharest | 52 kg |
| Asian Games | ||
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1966 Bangkok | 52 kg |
Olympics
editNakata competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City where he received a gold medal in Freestyle wrestling, the flyweight class.[3]
References
edit- ^ Sports Reference
- ^ "Nakata, Shigeo (JPN)". International Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- ^ "1968 Summer Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Wrestling" Archived 2008-09-29 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on September 11, 2008)
External links
edit- Shigeo Nakata at the International Wrestling Database
- Shigeo Nakata at Olympics.com
- Shigeo Nakata at Olympedia
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