Hideo Fujimoto (wrestler)

Hideo Fujimoto
Fujimoto at the 1968 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1944-06-24) June 24, 1944 (age 80)
Tokushima Prefecture, Japan[1]
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City -63 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Bucharest -63 kg
Gold medal – first place 1970 Edmonton -62 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Sofia -62 kg

Hideo Fujimoto (藤本 英男, born June 24, 1944) is a retired Greco-Roman wrestler from Japan. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1968, placing fourth in 1972. At the world championships he won a gold medal in 1970 and bronze medals in 1967 and 1971.[1]

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