Masaaki Kaneko

Not to be confused with Masaki Kaneko.

Masaaki Kaneko
Kaneko (center) at the 1968 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1940-07-08) July 8, 1940 (age 84)
Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City 63 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1966 Bangkok 63 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1966 Toledo 63 kg
Gold medal – first place 1967 New Delhi 63 kg

Masaaki Kaneko (金子正明, Kaneko Masaaki, born July 8, 1940) is a retired Japanese featherweight freestyle wrestler. Between 1966 and 1968 he won all major titles, including gold medals at two world championships, and at the 1966 Asian and 1968 Olympic Games.[1][2] He was inducted in the Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2007.[3]

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