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Tsunekazu Takeda (竹田 恆和, Takeda Tsunekazu, born November 1, 1947) is a Japanese athlete. He is best known as an Equestrian who competed in two Summer Olympic Games.[1] He is the current President of the Japanese Olympic Committee.[2]
Takeda was born on November 1, 1947 in Tokyo.[1] He was the third son of Prince Tsuneyoshi Takeda and his great-grandfather was Emperor Meiji.[3]
He graduated from Keio University in 1970 with a degree in law.[2]
Takeda was a member of the Japanese team in the 1972 Summer Olympics at Munich and the 1976 Summer Olympics at Montreal.[1]
He was a competitor in the All Japan Equestrian Championships in 1969, 1975, 1977, 1978 and 1982.[2]
In 2001, he became president of the Japanese Olympic Committee. He is also an Executive Board member on the Olympic Council of Asia.[2]
In July 2012, he was elected to be a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).[4]
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