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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1970-05-12) 12 May 1970 (age 54) Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle and Folkstyle | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Penn State | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sanshiro Abe, also known as Sonny Abe (阿部 三子郎, Abe Sanshirō, born 12 May 1970) is a Japanese former wrestler. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he finished in ninth place in the 57kg freestyle class.
Abe competed collegiately for Penn State, where he was an NCAA champion and four-time All-American. He garnered NCAA All-American honors by finishing 4th, 3rd, 2nd and 1st, respectively, at consecutive NCAA Wrestling Championships.
See also
References
- "Sonny Abe". Olympedia. OLYMadMen. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sonny Abe Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
External links
- Sanshiro Abe at Olympics.com
- Sanshiro Abe at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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