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Yuji Katsuro
Personal information
Born (1949-10-07) October 7, 1949 (age 75)
Hokkaido, Japan
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportSki jumping
ClubNippon Light Metal
Tokyo Biso

Yuji Katsuro (勝呂 裕司, Katsuro Yūji, born October 7, 1949) is a retired Japanese Nordic combined skier. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Winter Olympics and placed fifth and 21st, respectively.

After retiring from competitions Katsuro was offered a job as a coach affiliated with his company. He refused and tried to become an independent coach, but failed, and later took odd jobs at bars and golf courses.

References

  1. Yuji Katsuro. sports-reference.com
  2. Fröhliche Fassade. Der Spiegel (February 16, 1998)

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