Osamu Watanabe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Osamu Watanabe

Olympic wrestler

Date of Birth: 21-Oct-1940

Place of Birth: Wassamu, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan

Profession: amateur wrestler

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Osamu Watanabe (?? ??, Watanabe Osamu, born on October 21, 1940) is a retired Japanese freestyle wrestler.
In 1962, he debuted internationally and retired shortly after the 1964 Olympics.
During his brief career Watanabe won all his few hundred bouts.
He is considered one of the best wrestlers in Olympic history.In the early 2000s Watanabe resumed competing internationally in the masters category.