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Isao Inokuma

1938 - 2001

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Isao Inokuma (猪熊 功, Inokuma Isao; February 4, 1938 – September 28, 2001) was a Japanese judoka. He won a gold medal in the heavyweight division (above 80 kg) at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and a world title in 1965. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Isao Inokuma is the 43rd most popular wrestler (down from 25th in 2019), the 815th most popular biography from Japan (down from 763rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Japanese Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Isao Inokuma ranks 43 out of 1,027Before him are The Great Gama, Goldust, Triple H, John Layfield, Sheamus, and A.J. Styles. After him are The Miz, Christian Cage, Oskari Friman, Eddie Guerrero, Bret Hart, and Daniel Bryan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Isao Inokuma ranks 205Before him are José Torres, Myroslav Skoryk, Evel Knievel, Daniel Buren, Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama, and Philippe Nahon. After him are Luis Artime, Richard Beymer, Juan Carlos Wasmosy, William B. Davis, Leon Panetta, and Karin Balzer. Among people deceased in 2001, Isao Inokuma ranks 105Before him are Helge Ingstad, Katharine Graham, Mauro Bolognini, Hilde Holger, Ninette de Valois, and Hiroshi Teshigahara. After him are Stelios Kazantzidis, Paul Vanden Boeynants, Richard Wurmbrand, Adhemar da Silva, Henri Alekan, and Leila Pahlavi.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Isao Inokuma ranks 815 out of 6,245Before him are Nobuo Fujishima (1950), Okakura Kakuzō (1862), Takashi Miike (1960), Ōmura Sumitada (1533), Atsuko Ikeda (1931), and Hiroshi Teshigahara (1927). After him are Chieko Hase (1956), Tadashi Yanai (1949), Donald Tsang (1944), Isamu Chō (1895), Toshi Ichiyanagi (1933), and Hiroshi Inagaki (1905).

Among WRESTLERS In Japan

Among wrestlers born in Japan, Isao Inokuma ranks 3Before him are Antonio Inoki (1943), and Masahiko Kimura (1917). After him are Giant Baba (1938), Chiyonofuji Mitsugu (1955), Yasuhiro Yamashita (1957), Takehide Nakatani (1941), Osamu Watanabe (1940), Shozo Sasahara (1929), Shinobu Sekine (1943), Katsutoshi Naito (1895), and Jiichiro Date (1952).