Emerick Ishikawa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Emerick Ishikawa

Date of Birth: 23-Oct-1920

Place of Birth: Lahaina, Hawaii, United States

Date of Death: 26-Nov-2006

Profession: weightlifter

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Emerick Ishikawa (born 23 October 1920; died 26 November 2006) was a Japanese-American weightlifter.
In 1940 he moved from Hawaii to California to train in weightlifting, but he was placed in a Japanese internment camp at Tule Lake.
He continued to do weightlifting in the camp, however, and even organized a weightlifting club within it.In 1944 he set a world record in the bantamweight class at the United States National Weightlifting Championships.
He won AAU championships as a bantamweight in 1944 and 1945, and as a featherweight in 1946 and 1947.
In 1947 he also won a bronze medal in the featherweight class at that year's world championships.He was initially not allowed to compete in the 1945 senior nationals due to being Japanese-American, but was eventually allowed to, though he had to do so outside the stadium.He competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, but did not win any medals.In 1975 he was inducted into the United States's National Weightlifting Hall of Fame.In 1999 he was inducted into the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame.