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Iwao Horiuchi

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Sport
  
Freestyle wrestling

Height
  
1.63 m

Died
  
March 4, 2015


Role
  
Olympic athlete

Name
  
Iwao Horiuchi

Weight
  
70 kg

Iwao Horiuchi

Born
  
9 December 1941
Toyama, Japan

Olympic medals
  
Wrestling at the 1964 summer Olympics - Men's Freestyle Lightweight

Iwao Horiuchi (堀内 岩雄, 9 December 1941 – 4 March 2015) was a Japanese lightweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1964. He also won a world title in 1963 and finished second in 1966. He died of diabetes, aged 63.

References

Iwao Horiuchi Wikipedia