Yoshihisa Yoshikawa

Yoshihisa Yoshikawa (吉川 貴久, September 4, 1936 – October 12, 2019)[1] was a Japanese shooter. He competed at the 1960, 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics in the 50 m pistol event and won bronze medals in 1960 and 1964.[2]

Yoshihisa Yoshikawa
Yoshihisa Yoshikawa, Aleksey Gushchin and Makhmud Umarov at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1936-09-04)September 4, 1936
Fukuoka, Japan
DiedOctober 12, 2019(2019-10-12) (aged 83)
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome 50 m pistol
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo 50 m pistol
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1962 Jakarta50 m pistol ind.
Gold medal – first place1966 Bangkok50 m pistol ind.
Gold medal – first place1970 Bangkok25 m pistol team
Gold medal – first place1970 Bangkok50 m pistol team

References
  1. "東京五輪射撃銅メダリストの吉川貴久さん死去 ８３歳：朝日新聞デジタル".
  2. "Yoshihisa Yoshikawa". sports-reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2012.


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