is a Japanese

weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lift ...

. He competed in

Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics Weightlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China were held from August 9 to August 19. Competitions were conducted at the Beihang University Gymnasium. The medal records at the 2008 Games were heavily amended following re- ...

in the 56 kg division finishing ninth, with a new personal best of 259 kg. He beat his previous best by 6 kg. He is 5 ft 1 inches tall and weighs 130 lb.

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Japanese male weightlifters 1980 births Living people Weightlifters at the 2004 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for Japan Nippon Sport Science University alumni Sportspeople from Gunma Prefecture Weightlifters at the 2002 Asian Games Weightlifters at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Japan 20th-century Japanese people 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-weightlifting-bio-stub