Yoshikatsu Yoshida
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BornOctober 30, 1941
Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
SportFreestyle wrestling
 Yoshikatsu Yoshida at the 1964 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | October 30, 1941 Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||
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Yoshikatsu Yoshida (吉田 義勝, Yoshida Yoshikatsu, born October 30, 1941) is a retired Japanese freestyle wrestler. He won gold medals in the 52 kg category at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]
Born in Hokkaido, Yoshida graduated from the Nihon University in Tokyo. After retiring from wrestling he left sport and worked for Meiji Dairies, eventually joining its board of directors.[2]
Yoshikatsu Yoshida (吉田義勝) is often confused with Eikatsu Yoshida (吉田栄勝), a former national champion, and wrestling coach.
