Birth Date: | 7 October 1949 |
Birth Place: | Hokkaido, Japan |
Height: | 164 cm |
Weight: | 63 kg |
Sport: | Ski jumping |
Club: | Nippon Light Metal Tokyo Biso |
Show-Medals: | yes |
is a retired Japanese Nordic combined skier. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Winter Olympics and placed fifth and 21st, respectively.[1]
After retiring from competitions Katsuro was offered a job as a coach affiliated with his company. He refused and tried to become an independent coach, but failed, and later took odd jobs at bars and golf courses.[2]