Osamu_Watanabe

Osamu Watanabe

Osamu Watanabe

Japanese freestyle wrestler

Osamu Watanabe (渡辺 長武, Watanabe Osamu, October 21, 1940–October 1, 2022) was a Japanese freestyle wrestler. In 1962, he debuted internationally and retired shortly after the 1964 Olympics. During his brief career Watanabe won all his few hundred bouts.[2] He is considered one of the best wrestlers in Olympic history.[3]

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In the early 2000s Watanabe resumed competing internationally in the masters category.[4] He died of a heart attack on October 1, 2022.[5]

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  1. [1]
    Osamu Watanabe at the Encyclopædia Britannica
  2. [2]
    The numbers vary from 187 to 300+ (Britannica)
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    "FLAWLESS WATANABE SECURES FEATHERWEIGHT WRESTLING GOLD". olympic.org. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
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    Osamu Watanabe. ssf.or.jp
  5. [5]
    渡辺長武さんが死去、心臓発作で　６４年東京五輪金メダリスト　レスリング協会発表 (in Japanese)


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