Animal Hamaguchi | |
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Birth name | Heigo Hamaguchi |
Born | [1] Hamada, Shimane, Japan | August 31, 1947
Family | Kyoko Hamaguchi (daughter) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Animal Hamaguchi Heigo Hamaguchi Higo Hamaguchi |
Billed height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
Billed weight | 103 kg (227 lb) |
Trained by | Karl Gotch Rusher Kimura Tsutomu Yoshihara |
Debut | September 20, 1969[1] |
Retired | 1995[1] |
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Japanese name | |||||
Kanji | 濱口 平吾 | ||||
Hiragana | はまぐち へいご | ||||
Katakana | ハマグチ ヘイゴ | ||||
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Heigo Hamaguchi (濱口 平吾, Hamaguchi Heigo, born August 31, 1947) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Animal Hamaguchi (アニマル浜口, Animaru Hamaguchi). During his career he was recognized as a talented tag team wrestler despite his relatively small size for a heavyweight, and today he is recognized as a trainer in both professional and amateur wrestling. He is the father of freestyle wrestler Kyoko Hamaguchi.