Yushu Kitano

Yushu Kitano (北野 祐秀, Kitano Yūshū, 14 April 1930^[1] – 27 February 2016)^[2] was a Japanese freestyle wrestler. In his weight category of under 52 kg, he won silver medals at the 1952 Olympics, 1954 World Championships and 1954 Asian Games.^[1][3] In retirement he worked as a wrestling coach and in this capacity attended the 1960 Olympics. In 2016, he died of a heart attack, aged 85.^[2]

Yushu Kitano

Kitano (center) at the 1952 Olympics
Personal information
Born	14 April 1930 Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Died	27 February 2016 (aged 85) Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Sport
Sport	Freestyle wrestling
Medal record Representing  Japan Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki 52 kg World Championships 1954 Tokyo 52 kg Asian Games 1954 Manila 52 kg

References

1. "Yushu Kitano". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
2. "北野祐秀氏死去（五輪レスリング銀メダリスト）" [Kitano Yūshū dies (Silver medalist for Olympic wrestling)] (in Japanese). Jiji Press. 1 April 2016. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016.
3. "Kitano, Yushu (JPN)". Leipzig University. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016.