Yoshikatsu Yoshida

Japanese wrestler (born 1941)

Yoshikatsu Yoshida

Yoshikatsu Yoshida at the 1964 Olympics

Personal information

Born

(1941-10-30) October 30, 1941 (age 82)
Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan

Height

1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)

Weight

52 kg (115 lb)

Sport

Freestyle wrestling

Medal record

Men's freestyle wrestling

Representing Japan
Olympic Games
	1964 Tokyo	52 kg

Yoshikatsu Yoshida (吉田義勝, Yoshida Yoshikatsu, born October 30, 1941) is a retired Japanese freestyle wrestler. He won gold medals in the 52 kg category at the 1964 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Born in Hokkaido, Yoshida graduated from the Nihon University in Tokyo. After retiring from wrestling he left sport and worked for Meiji Dairies, eventually joining its board of directors.^[2]

Yoshikatsu Yoshida (吉田義勝) is often confused with Eikatsu Yoshida (吉田栄勝), a former national champion, and wrestling coach.

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yoshikatsu Yoshida". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
^ "おかゆから学んだリーダーとは／レスリング・吉田義勝" (in Japanese). nikkansports.com. December 20, 2011. Retrieved 2019-10-09.