is a retired
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
ese freestyle wrestler. He won gold medals in the 52 kg category at the
1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...
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Born in Hokkaido, Yoshida graduated from the
Nihon University
, abbreviated as , is a private university, private research university in Japan. Its predecessor, Nihon Law School (currently the Department of Law), was founded by Yamada Akiyoshi, the Minister of Justice (Japan), Minister of Justice, in 1889. ...
in Tokyo. After retiring from wrestling he left sport and worked for
Meiji Dairies, eventually joining its board of directors.
Yoshikatsu Yoshida (吉田義勝) is often confused with Eikatsu Yoshida (吉田栄勝), a former national champion, and wrestling coach.
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1941 births
Living people
Olympic wrestlers for Japan
Wrestlers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Japanese male sport wrestlers
Olympic gold medalists for Japan
People from Asahikawa
Olympic medalists in wrestling
Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
20th-century Japanese people
21st-century Japanese people
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