Yuji Takada (wrestler)

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
1976 Montreal 52 kg
1984 Los Angeles 52 kg
World Championships
1974 Istanbul 52 kg
1975 Minsk 52 kg
1977 Lausanne 52 kg
1979 San Diego 52 kg
1973 Tehran 52 kg
Asian Games
1974 Tehran 52 kg
1978 Bangkok 52 kg

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]

References

  1. ^ Yuji Takada. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ "Takada, Yuji (JPN)". iat.uni-leipzig.de. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  3. ^ Yuji Takada. unitedworldwrestling.org