Katsuaki Susa
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FullnameKatsuaki Susa
NationalityJapanese
BornSeptember 13, 1984[1]
Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima[2]
Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima[2]
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[3]
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| Full name | Katsuaki Susa | |||||||||||
| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||
| Born | September 13, 1984[1] Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima[2] | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[3] | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||
| Weight class | Flyweight | |||||||||||
| Club | Japan Self-Defense Forces[3] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Katsuaki Susa (須佐 勝明, Susa Katsuaki; born September 13, 1984 in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima[2]) is a Japanese boxer who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the flyweight division (– 52 kg).[3] He is an alumnus of the Toyo University,[2] and is Second lieutenant in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.[4]
Susa took the bronze medal twice in the flyweight division at the Asian Games in 2006 and 2010.[5] In July 2011, he won the gold medal in that division in the 21st President's Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia.[6]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Susa competed in the Men's flyweight, but was defeated by the eventual gold medal winner Robeisy Ramírez in the first round.[7]
