Jiichiro Date (伊達 治一郎, Date Jiichiro; January 6, 1952 – 20 February 2018[2]) was a Japanese freestyle wrestler. He won the world cup in 1973 and an Olympic gold medal in 1976 and placed third at the 1975 World Championships.[1][3]
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| Born | 6 January 1952 Oita Prefecture, Japan[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 February 2018 (aged 66) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On February 20, 2018, he fell from his apartment in Chofu, Tokyo , and died. He was 66 years old.[4]
References
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- 1 2 3 Jiichiro Date. sports-reference.com
- ↑ "モントリオール五輪金メダリスト・伊達治一郎さん転落死". 東スポＷeb - 東京スポーツ新聞社 (in Japanese). 22 February 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- ↑ Date, Jiichiro (JPN). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ↑ "レスリングモントリオール五輪金メダリスト・伊達治一郎さんが転落死/デイリースポーツ online". デイリースポーツ online (in Japanese). 2025-11-06. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
External links
edit- Jiichirō Date at the International Wrestling Database
- Jiichirō Date at Olympics.com
- Jiichirō Date at Olympedia
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