Hideaki Yanagida

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Born (1947-01-01) 1 January 1947 (age 78)
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Hideaki Yanagida
Yanagida on a stamp of Umm al-Quwain
Personal information
Born (1947-01-01) 1 January 1947 (age 78)
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1972 Munich57 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1970 Edmonton57 kg
Gold medal – first place1971 Sofia57 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1970 Bangkok57 kg

Hideaki Yanagida (柳田 英明, Yanagida Hideaki; born 1 January 1947) is a retired Japanese bantamweight freestyle wrestler. He won his event at the 1970 Asian Games, 1970 and 1971 world championships and 1972 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

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