Kunihiko Obata
Olympic wrestler
小幡邦彦
- Born
- 17 October 1980, Yamaguchi
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Sport
- amateur wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler
- Height
- 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
- Weight
- 74 kg (163 lb)
Kunihiko Obata (小幡 邦彦, Obata Kunihiko; born October 17, 1980 in Hōfu, Yamaguchi) is a retired amateur Japanese freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's middleweight category. He achieved top eight finishes in the 74-kg division at the Asian Games (2002 and 2006), scored two bronze medals at the 2001 and 2004 Asian Wrestling Championships, and also represented his nation Japan at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Before his sporting career ended in late 2006, Obata trained as part of the men's freestyle wrestling squad at Yamanashi Gakuin University under his coach and mentor Yuji Takada.
Obata emerged into the global spotlight by taking home the bronze medal in the 76-kg division at the 2001 Asian Wrestling Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. He also entered the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea as one of the heavy medal favorites in the middleweight category, but left empty-handed with a seventh-place finish.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 Asian Games | 2002 | |
| 2004 Summer Olympics | 2004 | |
| 2006 Asian Games | 2006 |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q16570176 (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.