Masamitsu Itiguchi ( 市 口 政 光 光 Itigigi Masamitsu , born January 12, 1940 ; Osaka Prefecture , Japan ) is a Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler, Olympic champion, Asian champion, world champion [1] .
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| Full name | Masamitsu Itiguchi |
| A country |  Japan |
| Date of Birth | January 12, 1940 (aged 79) |
| Place of Birth | Osaka (prefecture) , Japan |
| Height | 161 cm. |
| The weight | 59 kg |
Biography
At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, he fought in the category of up to 57 kilograms (bantamweight). The elimination of the tournament took place as penalties accumulated. No penalty points were awarded for a clean victory, 1 penalty point was awarded for a victory in points for any ratio of votes, any loss in points was punishable by 3 penalty points, a pure defeat - 4 penalty points. A draw could be fixed in the bout, then each of the fighters was awarded 2 penalty points. If a wrestler scored 6 or more penalty points, he was eliminated from the tournament.
The title was disputed by 28 people. Masamitsu Itiguchi made good progress in the standings, after 4 laps, taking second place together with two other athletes. In the fifth round, the Japanese wrestler was defeated by the future champion, Soviet wrestler Oleg Karavaev , and dropped out of the fight for medals, remaining in 7th place.
| A circle | Rival | A country | Result | Base | Scrum time |
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| one | Larry Lutchl | Victory | Touche (0 penalty points) | 11:39 | |
| 2 | Kamel Ali El Sayyed | Victory | On points (1 penalty point) | - | |
| 3 | Bernard Knitter | Draw | 2 penalty points | - | |
| four | Yashar Yilmaz | Victory | On points (1 penalty point) | - | |
| 5 | Oleg Karavaev | Defeat | Touche (4 penalty points) | - |
In 1962, he won the title of world champion and champion of the Asian Games.
At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he fought in the category of up to 57 kilograms (bantamweight). The tournament regulations remained the same. The title was disputed by 18 people [2] . Masamitsu Itiguchi confidently won all the fights, and according to the results of counting penalty points, he became the champion of the Olympic Games.
| A circle | Rival | A country | Result | Base | Scrum time |
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| one | Nur Ulla Nur | Victory | Touche (0 penalty points) | 9:56 | |
| 2 | Fritz Stange | Victory | On points (1 penalty point) | - | |
| 3 | Janos Varga | Victory | On points (1 penalty point) | - | |
| four | Tsvyatko Pashkulev | Victory | On points (1 penalty point) | - | |
| The final | Jiri Shvets | Victory | On points (1 penalty point) | - |
Notes
- ↑ Database Archived October 9, 2011 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ Masamitsu Ichiguchi Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
Links
- Masamitsu Itiguchi - Olympic statistics at Sports-Reference.com
- Masamitsu Itiguchi - profile on International Wrestling Database