Shunichi Kawano Explained

Birth Date:November 29, 1936
Birth Place:Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Death Date:May 12, 2009 (aged 72)
Death Place:Hakone, Japan
Height:177 cm
Weight:87 kg
Sport:Freestyle wrestling
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Shunichi Kawano (Japanese: 川野 俊一, November 29, 1936 – May 12, 2009) was a Japanese heavyweight freestyle wrestler. He won a gold medal at the 1962 Asian Games and bronze medals at the 1962 World Championships and 1966 Asian Games. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics with the best result of eighth place in 1960.