(born 17 May 1963) is a Japanese

wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sport ...

and Olympic champion in

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Olympics

Kobayashi competed at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

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where he received a gold medal in

, the ''light flyweight'' class."1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Wrestling"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 11 September 2008)

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