Jiichiro Date

Jiichiro Date
Date at the 1976 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1952-01-06)6 January 1952
Died2 February 2018(2018-02-02) (aged 66)
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games


1976 Montreal 74 kg
World Championships
1975 Minsk 74 kg
World Cup
1973 Toledo 74 kg

Jiichiro Date (伊達 治一郎, Date Jiichiro; January 6, 1952 – 20 February 2018[2]) was a Japanese freestyle wrestler. He won the world cup in 1973 and an Olympic gold medal in 1976 and placed third at the 1975 World Championships.[1][3]

On February 20, 2018, he fell from his apartment in Chofu, Tokyo , and died.  He was 66 years old.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Jiichiro Date. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ "モントリオール五輪金メダリスト・伊達治一郎さん転落死". 東スポWeb - 東京スポーツ新聞社 (in Japanese). 22 February 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  3. ^ Date, Jiichiro (JPN). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  4. ^ "レスリングモントリオール五輪金メダリスト・伊達治一郎さんが転落死/デイリースポーツ online". デイリースポーツ online (in Japanese). 2025-11-06. Retrieved 2025-11-05.