Yuji Takada (wrestler)

Yuji Takada
Takada (right) at the 1973 World Championships
Personal information
Born (1954-02-17) February 17, 1954
Ota, Gunma, Japan
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1976 Montreal52 kg
Bronze medal – third place1984 Los Angeles52 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1974 Istanbul52 kg
Gold medal – first place1975 Minsk52 kg
Gold medal – first place1977 Lausanne52 kg
Gold medal – first place1979 San Diego52 kg
Bronze medal – third place1973 Tehran52 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place1974 Tehran52 kg
Gold medal – first place1978 Bangkok52 kg

Yuji Takada (高田 裕司, Takada Yūji; born February 17, 1954) is a retired Japanese flyweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics and won a gold and a bronze medal, respectively. Takada held the world title in 1974, 1975, 1977 and 1979.[1][2] In 2005 he was inducted into the FILA Hall of Fame.[3]

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  1. ↑ Yuji Takada. sports-reference.com
  2. ↑ "Takada, Yuji (JPN)". iat.uni-leipzig.de. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  3. ↑ Yuji Takada. unitedworldwrestling.org
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