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Tsutomu Hanahara

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Tsutomu Hanahara
Hanahara at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1940-01-03)January 3, 1940
Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
DiedFebruary 5, 2024(2024-02-05) (aged 84)
Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Flyweight
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1967 New Delhi 57 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1962 Jakarta 52 kg

Tsutomu Hanahara (花原 勉, Hanahara Tsutomu, January 3, 1940 – February 5, 2024[1]) was a Japanese wrestler who won a gold medal in the flyweight class at the 1964 Olympics.[2] He competed at the 1958 and 1967 world championships and finished in sixth and third place, respectively.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "レスリング金の花原勉さん死去 64年東京五輪グレコローマン". Tokyo Web. 6 February 2024. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tsutomu Hanahara". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "Hanahara, Tsutomu (JPN)". iat.uni-leipzig.de. International Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016.
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