| Animal Hamaguchi | |
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 Hamaguchi in February 2011. | |
| Birth name | Heigo Hamaguchi |
| Born | August 31, 1947[1] Hamada, Shimane, Japan |
| 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.
- ^ a b c "Animal Hamaguchi". Puroresu Central. Retrieved June 10, 2012.