Birth Date: | September 28, 1943 |
Birth Place: | Kōriyama, Fukushima, Japan |
Death Date: | June 6, 2011 (aged 67) |
Height: | 1.65m (05.41feet) |
Weight: | 800NaN0 |
Sport: | Weightlifting |
Alma Mater: | Hosei University |
Show-Medals: | yes |
was a Japanese weightlifter who won a bronze medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He won two gold medals at the Asian Games in 1966 and 1970. He further became the world champion in the light-heavyweight category in 1969. In 1965–1969 Ouchi set eight world records – six in the snatch and two in the total.[1] Later in life, Ouchi won four world titles in the masters category.[2] [3]
Ouchi was born in Kōriyama, Fukushima, Japan, on September 28, 1943. He took weightlifting as a student at Hosei University and an employee for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. He died on June 6, 2011, at the age of 67.[2]