Osamu Watanabe is a Japanese Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling and arguably the most successful freestyle wrestler from any nation. Born in 1940, he attended Chuo University during a time when they were viewed as one of Japan's dominant collegiate wrestling programs. In 1962, he took first at the freestyle world championships and followed with first place finishes at that year's Asia Games as well as the following year's world championship.

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  • Osamu Watanabe is a Japanese Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling and arguably the most successful freestyle wrestler from any nation. Born in 1940, he attended Chuo University during a time when they were viewed as one of Japan's dominant collegiate wrestling programs. In 1962, he took first at the freestyle world championships and followed with first place finishes at that year's Asia Games as well as the following year's world championship. Then, at age 24, before his home nation, he took a gold medal in the 1964 Olympics held in Tokyo. He gave up no points during the tournament, spending a total of 10 minutes on the mat altogether. Perhaps most importantly, he retired afterwards with an unbeaten record of 186-0 (without having given up any points through any of his matches), making him the only modern Olympian in any style of wrestling to go unbeaten throughout the entirety of his career.
  • Osamu Watanabe ist ein ehemaliger japanischer Ringer und Olympiasieger 1964 im freien Stil im Federgewicht.
  • 渡辺 長武（わたなべ おさむ、1940年10月21日 - ）は、日本のレスリング選手。東京オリンピックレスリングフリースタイルフェザー級金メダリスト。北海道和寒町出身。
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  • Osamu Watanabe is a Japanese Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling and arguably the most successful freestyle wrestler from any nation. Born in 1940, he attended Chuo University during a time when they were viewed as one of Japan's dominant collegiate wrestling programs. In 1962, he took first at the freestyle world championships and followed with first place finishes at that year's Asia Games as well as the following year's world championship.
  • Osamu Watanabe ist ein ehemaliger japanischer Ringer und Olympiasieger 1964 im freien Stil im Federgewicht.
  • 渡辺 長武（わたなべ おさむ、1940年10月21日 - ）は、日本のレスリング選手。東京オリンピックレスリングフリースタイルフェザー級金メダリスト。北海道和寒町出身。
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  • Osamu Watanabe
  • Osamu Watanabe
  • 渡辺長武
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