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Yoshiaki Yatsu

Full name: Yoshiaki Yatsu
Original name: 谷津 嘉章
Nickname(s): Great Yatsu, Tora Yatsu
Gender: Male
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Weight: 201 lbs (91 kg)
Born: July 19, 1956 in Ora, Gunma, Japan
Country: JPN Japan
Sport: Wrestling

Biography

Yoshiaki Yatsu had the following finishes at major championships – 1979 Asian Championship: 100.0 kg. Freestyle (1st); 1978 Asian Games: Unlimited Freestyle (1st).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1976 Summer 19 Montréal Wrestling Men's Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle Japan JPN AC

Men's Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result RE BP MR
1976 Summer 19 Montréal Wrestling Japan JPN Final Standings AC 1976-07-27 Eliminated r4/7 9,0
1976 Summer 19 Montréal Wrestling Japan JPN Round Four 10 1976-07-30 9,0
1976 Summer 19 Montréal Wrestling Japan JPN Round Four Match #5 2 1976-07-30 Morcov (ROU) DQ (8:36), Yatsu (JPN) 4,0
1976 Summer 19 Montréal Wrestling Japan JPN Round Three 9T 1976-07-29 5,0
1976 Summer 19 Montréal Wrestling Japan JPN Round Three Match #7 2 1976-07-29 Peterson (USA) decision (19-2), Yatsu (JPN) 4,0
1976 Summer 19 Montréal Wrestling Japan JPN Round Two 4T 1976-07-28 1,0
1976 Summer 19 Montréal Wrestling Japan JPN Round Two Match #9 1 1976-07-28 Yatsu (JPN) decision (13-7), Temiz (TUR) 1,0
1976 Summer 19 Montréal Wrestling Japan JPN Round One 1T 1976-07-27 0,0
1976 Summer 19 Montréal Wrestling Japan JPN Round One Match #9 1 1976-07-27 Yatsu (JPN) fall (8:32), Soleimani (IRI) 0,0