Hideaki Okubo (大久保 秀昭, Okubo Hideaki, born July 3, 1969) is a Japanese baseball catcher who won a silver medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics. He also played for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes in the Pacific League from 1998 to 2000.
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| Full name | Hideaki Okubo | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 July 1969 Kiyokawa, Kanagawa, Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5.9 ft (1.76 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 172 lb (78 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Baseball | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 1996 Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||||
| League | Pacific League | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References edit
- ^ "Hideaki Okubo Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
External links edit
- Hideaki Okubo at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Hideaki Okubo at Olympics.com
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