Yushu Kitano
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Born14 April 1930
Died27 February 2016 (aged 85)
Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
SportFreestyle wrestling
 Kitano (center) at the 1952 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 April 1930 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 February 2016 (aged 85) Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yushu Kitano (北野 祐秀, Kitano Yūshū; 14 April 1930[1] – 27 February 2016)[2] was a Japanese freestyle wrestler. In his weight category of under 52 kg, he won silver medals at the 1952 Olympics, 1954 World Championships and 1954 Asian Games.[1][3] In retirement he worked as a wrestling coach and in this capacity attended the 1960 Olympics. In 2016, he died of a heart attack, aged 85.[2]
