Yoshiyuki Miyake

Yoshiyuki Miyake
Personal information
Born (1945-09-30) 30 September 1945
Sport
Country Japan
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Japan
Bronze medal – third place1968 Mexico City60kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1965 Tehran-56 kg
Bronze medal – third place1966 East Berlin-60 kg
Bronze medal – third place1968 Mexico City-60 kg
Gold medal – first place1969 Warsaw-60 kg
Gold medal – first place1971 Lima-60 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1970 Bangkok-60 kg

Yoshiyuki Miyake (三宅義行, Miyake Yoshiyuki; born 30 September 1945) is a Japanese former weightlifter who won a bronze medal in 1968 Summer Olympics, bronze medals in the 1965, 1966, and 1968 World Championships, gold medals in the 1969 and 1971 World Championships, and the 1970 Asian Games.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, his daughter Hiromi Miyake won a silver medal in Weightlifting in the 48kg category.

He is a retired Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Colonel. Olympic and world champion weightlifter Yoshinobu Miyake is his brother.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yoshiyuki Miyake". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
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