Jiichiro Date

Olympic wrestler (1952-2018)

Jiichiro Date (伊達 治一郎, Date Jiichiro, January 6, 1952 – 20 February 2018) was a Japanese freestyle wrestler. He won the world cup in 1973 and an Olympic gold medal in 1976 and placed third at the 1975 World Championships. He was born in Ōita Prefecture, Japan.

Date in 1976

Date died of a heart attack in Tokyo, Japan on 20 February 2018 at the age of 66.[1]

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  1. "モントリオール五輪金メダリスト・伊達治一郎さん転落死". 東スポWeb - 東京スポーツ新聞社 (in Japanese). 22 February 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2018-02-24.

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