Kiyomi Kato (wrestler)

Japanese freestyle wrestler
Kiyomi Kato
Kato (left) vs. Ghorbani at the 1972 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1948-08-20) August 20, 1948 (age 76)
Asahikawa, Japan[1]
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
ClubSanshin Electronics Corporation
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich 52 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1970 Bangkok 52 kg

Kiyomi Kato (加藤 喜代美, Katō Kiyomi, born March 8, 1948) is a retired Japanese flyweight freestyle wrestler. He won a gold medal at the 1972 Olympics and a silver medal at the 1970 Asian Games and placed sixth at the 1971 World Wrestling Championships.

Kato lost to Mohammad Ghorbani at the 1970 Asian Games, but took revenge at the 1972 Olympics.[1][2]

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  2. ^ Kiyomi Kato. iat.uni-leipzig.de
  • Kiyomi Kato at the International Wrestling DatabaseEdit on Wikidata
  • Kiyomi Kato at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
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  • 1904: 52.16 kg
  • 1948–1996: 52 kg
  • 2000: 54 kg


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