 Kitano (center) at the 1952 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 April 1930 Osaka Prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 February 2016 (aged 85) Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yushu Kitano (北野 祐秀, Kitano Yūshū, 14 April 1930[1] – 27 February 2016)[2] was a Japanese freestyle wrestler. In his weight category of under 52 kg, he won silver medals at the 1952 Olympics, 1954 World Championships and 1954 Asian Games.[1][3] In retirement he worked as a wrestling coach and in this capacity attended the 1960 Olympics. In 2016, he died of a heart attack, aged 85.[2]
- ^ a b "Yushu Kitano". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ a b "北野祐秀氏死去（五輪レスリング銀メダリスト）" [Kitano Yūshū dies (Silver medalist for Olympic wrestling)] (in Japanese). Jiji Press. 1 April 2016. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016.
- ^ "Kitano, Yushu (JPN)". Leipzig University. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016.