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Iwao Horiuchi
Japanese freestyle wrestler / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Iwao Horiuchi (堀内 岩雄, 9 December 1941 – 4 March 2015) was a Japanese lightweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1964. He also won a world title in 1963 and finished second in 1966.[1][2] He died of diabetes in March 2015, aged 63.[3]
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![]() Iwao Horiuchi (right) at the 1964 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 9 December 1941 Toyama, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 4 March 2015 (aged 73) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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