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Jiichirō Date

Olympic wrestler (1952-2018)

· 伊達治一郎

Born
6 January 1952, Saiki
Died
20 February 2018, Chōfu
Citizenship
Japan
Sport
amateur wrestling
Occupation
amateur wrestler
Height
172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight
78 kg (172 lb)

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.

On February 20, 2018, he fell from his apartment in Chofu, Tokyo, and died. He was 66 years old.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – men's freestyle 74 kg
1972 Summer Olympics1972
1976 Summer Olympics1976

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q1393133 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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