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Japanese wrestler (born 1943)
Muneji Munemura
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Lightweight

Muneji Munemura (宗村 宗二, Munemura Muneji) (born October 1, 1943) is a Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.

Career

He finished fourth both at the 1965 and 1966 World Wrestling Championships.

Munemura competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City where he received a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the lightweight class.

References

  1. "Munemura, Muneji (JPN)". International Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  2. "1968 Summer Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Wrestling" Archived 2008-09-29 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on September 2, 2008)

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Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman lightweight
  • 1908: 66.5 kg
  • 1912–1928: 67.5 kg
  • 1932–1936: 66 kg
  • 1948–1960: 67 kg
  • 1964–1968: 70 kg
  • 1972–1996: 68 kg
  • 2000: 69 kg
  • 2004–2016: 66 kg
  • 2020–present: 67 kg


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