Yuji Takada (wrestler)

Yuji Takada (高田 裕司, Takada Yūji, born February 17, 1954) is a retired Japanese flyweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics and won a gold and a bronze medal, respectively. Takada held the world title in 1974, 1975, 1977 and 1979.[1][2] In 2005 he was inducted into the FILA Hall of Fame.[3]

Yuji Takada
Takada (right) at the 1973 World Championships
Personal information
Born (1954-02-17) February 17, 1954
Ota, Gunma, Japan
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal 52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles 52 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Istanbul 52 kg
Gold medal – first place 1975 Minsk 52 kg
Gold medal – first place 1977 Lausanne 52 kg
Gold medal – first place 1979 San Diego 52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Tehran 52 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1974 Tehran 52 kg
Gold medal – first place 1978 Bangkok 52 kg

References
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  2. Takada, Yuji (JPN). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  3. Yuji Takada. unitedworldwrestling.org
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