Norikatsu Saikawa
Japanese olympic wrestler (1986-)
斎川 哲克 · 齋川哲克 · 斎川哲克
- Born
- 11 March 1986, Sano
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Sport
- amateur wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler
- Height
- 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Norikatsu Saikawa (斎川 哲克, Saikawa Norikatsu; born March 11, 1986 in Sano, Tochigi) is an amateur Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's heavyweight category. He won a silver medal for the 84 kg division at the 2010 Asian Wrestling Championships in Delhi, India, losing out to South Korea's Lee Se-Yeol. Saikawa is also a member of Ryomo Yakult Wrestling Club, and is coached and trained by former Asian Games light heavyweight champion and two-time Olympian Shingo Matsumoto.
Saikawa represented Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed for the men's 96 kg class. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen match, before losing out to Sweden's Jimmy Lidberg, who was able to score three points in two straight periods, leaving Saikawa without a single point.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 Asian Games | 2010 | |
| 2012 Summer Olympics | 2012 | |
| 2014 Asian Games | 2014 |
External links
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.