Masamitsu Ichiguchi (市口 政光, Ichiguchi Masamitsu, born January 12, 1940) is a retired Japanese wrestler. He competed in the Greco-Roman bantamweight event at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and finished in seventh and first place, respectively. Earlier in 1962 he won the world championships and Asian Games in the same event.[1][2]

Masamitsu Ichiguchi
Masamitsu Ichiguchi (top) at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1940-01-12) January 12, 1940 (age 84)
Osaka, Japan
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo 57 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1962 Toledo 57 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1962 Jakarta 57 kg

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Masamitsu Ichiguchi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Ichiguchi, Masamitsu (JPN)". iat.uni-leipzig.de. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
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