Iwao Horiuchi

Iwao Horiuchi (堀内 岩雄, 9 December 1941 – 4 March 2015) was a Japanese lightweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1964. He also won a world title in 1963 and finished second in 1966.[1][2] He died of diabetes in March 2015, aged 63.[3]

Iwao Horiuchi
Iwao Horiuchi (right) at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born9 December 1941
Toyama, Japan
Died4 March 2015 (aged 73)
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling

References

  1. "Iwao Horiuchi". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012.
  2. Iwao Horiuchi. iat.uni-leipzig.de
  3. "東京五輪レスリング銅メダルの堀内岩雄さん 糖尿病で死去" (in Japanese). Sponichi. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.


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