Yuji Takada (高田 裕司, Takada Yūji, born February 17, 1954) is a retired Japanese flyweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics and won a gold and a bronze medal, respectively. Takada held the world title in 1974, 1975, 1977 and 1979.[1][2] In 2005 he was inducted into the FILA Hall of Fame.[3]
 Takada (right) at the 1973 World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | February 17, 1954 Ota, Gunma, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References edit
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- ^ Yuji Takada. sports-reference.com
- ^ Takada, Yuji (JPN). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ^ Yuji Takada. unitedworldwrestling.org
External links edit
- Yuji Takada at the International Wrestling Database
- Yuji Takada at Olympedia
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