Emerick Ishikawa
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | October 23, 1920 |
| Died | November 26, 2006 (aged 86) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
Emerick K. Ishikawa (October 23, 1920 – November 26, 2006) was an American weightlifter from Hawaii. In 1944 he set a world record in the bantamweight class at the U.S. National Weightlifting Championships.[1] He won Amateur Athletic Union championships as a bantamweight in 1944 and 1945, and as a featherweight in 1946 and 1947. In 1947 he also won a bronze medal in the featherweight class of the World Championships.[2] He also competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[3]
In 1975 he was inducted into the (American) National Weightlifting Hall of Fame, and in 1999 he was inducted into the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame.[4][5]
He was Japanese-American, and was held for some time at a Japanese American internment camp at Tule Lake in California.[2]
