Back أوسامو واتانابي Arabic Osamu Watanabe Czech Osamu Watanabe German Osamu Watanabe Spanish اوسامو واتانابه Persian Osamu Watanabe French Vatanabe Oszamu Hungarian Osamu Watanabe Italian 渡辺長武 Japanese 와타나베 오사무 (레슬링 선수) Korean
 Osamu Watanabe at the 1964 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | October 21, 1940 Wassamu, Hokkaido, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | October 1, 2022 (aged 81) Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Chuo University[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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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r1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 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)