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Shozo Sasahara

1929 - 2023

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Shozo Sasahara (笹原 正三, Sasahara Shōzō; July 28, 1929 – March 5, 2023) was a Japanese freestyle wrestler who won a world title in 1954 and an Olympics gold medal in 1956. He was the flag bearer for Japan at the 1956 Games. During his career Sasahara won approximately 200 bouts. After retiring from competitions he worked as a national coach. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shozo Sasahara is the 152nd most popular wrestler (down from 67th in 2019), the 1,277th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,155th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Japanese Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Shozo Sasahara ranks 152 out of 1,027. Before him are Tevfik Kış, Stan Hansen, Kurt Angle, Bobo Brazil, Osamu Watanabe, and Becky Lynch. After him are Alfred Asikainen, Paige, Rusev, Matt Bloom, Bobby Roode, and Shota Chochishvili.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Shozo Sasahara ranks 353. Before him are Klausjürgen Wussow, Sebastian Koto Khoarai, Birgitta Trotzig, Dmytro Pavlychko, Eberhard Jäckel, and Zbigniew Messner. After him are Keijo Liinamaa, Jane Powell, Carlo Clerici, Terry Moore, Bazilio Olara-Okello, and Nusrat Bhutto. Among people deceased in 2023, Shozo Sasahara ranks 340. Before him are Bill Richardson, Lasse Berghagen, Jacques Gaillot, Dmytro Pavlychko, Fiona Graham, and Veniamin Soldatenko. After him are Akgün Kaçmaz, Gordon Lightfoot, Vera T. Sós, Mirko Novosel, Endel Tulving, and Ernesto Castano.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Shozo Sasahara ranks 1,277 out of 6,245. Before him are Yasuhiro Toyoda (1976), Yasuhito Endō (1980), Seigō Nakano (1886), Kenichi Serada (1973), Atsushi Uchiyama (1959), and Masaaki Mori (1961). After him are Hidetaka Miyazaki (1974), Katsuhiro Kusaki (1962), Akira Miyawaki (1928), Banjō Ginga (1948), Yoshiki Tanaka (1952), and Hōchū Ōtsuka (1954).

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Among WRESTLERS In Japan

Among wrestlers born in Japan, Shozo Sasahara ranks 9. Before him are Isao Inokuma (1938), Giant Baba (1938), Chiyonofuji Mitsugu (1955), Yasuhiro Yamashita (1957), Takehide Nakatani (1941), and Osamu Watanabe (1940). After him are Shinobu Sekine (1943), Katsutoshi Naito (1895), Jiichiro Date (1952), Asuka (1981), Yuji Takada (1954), and Shohachi Ishii (1926).

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