is a Japanese

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and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal at the

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* * 1950 births Living people Japanese male weightlifters Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Olympic medalists in weightlifting Weightlifters at the 1972 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in weightlifting Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Weightlifters at the 1970 Asian Games Weightlifters at the 1974 Asian Games Medalists at the 1970 Asian Games Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games World Weightlifting Championships medalists People from Gifu Sportspeople from Gifu Prefecture 20th-century Japanese people 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-Olympic-medalist-stub