Norikatsu Saikawa Explained

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Norikatsu Saikawa
Birth Date:11 March 1986
Birth Place:Sano, Tochigi, Japan
Weight:960NaN0
Sport:Wrestling
Event:Greco-Roman
Club:Ryomo Yakult
Coach:Shingo Matsumoto
Show-Medals:yes

is an amateur Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's heavyweight category.[1] [2] He won a silver medal for the 84 kg division at the 2010 Asian Wrestling Championships in Delhi, India, losing out to South Korea's Lee Se-Yeol.[3] Saikawa is also a member of Ryomo Yakult Wrestling Club, and is coached and trained by former Asian Games light heavyweight champion and two-time Olympian Shingo Matsumoto.[1]

Saikawa represented Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed for the men's 96 kg class. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen match, before losing out to Sweden's Jimmy Lidberg, who was able to score three points in two straight periods, leaving Saikawa without a single point.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Norikatsu Saikawa. London 2012. 7 February 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130404004502/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/saikawa-norikatsu-1017644/. 4 April 2013.
  2. Norikatsu Saikawa. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417212949/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/norikatsu-saikawa-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. 7 February 2013.
  3. News: Rajender takes 55 kg Greco Roman silver. The Hindu. 16 May 2010. 7 February 2013.
  4. Web site: Men's 96kg Greco-Roman Round of 16 Finals. London 2012. 7 February 2013. 2 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130402024349/http://www.london2012.com/wrestling/event/men-greco-roman-96kg/match=wrm196406/index.html. dead.