Yushu Kitano, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yushu Kitano

Olympic medalist in wrestling

Date of Birth: 14-Apr-1930

Place of Birth: Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 27-Feb-2016

Profession: amateur wrestler

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Yushu Kitano (?? ??, Kitano Yushu, 14 April 1930 – 27 February 2016) was a Japanese freestyle wrestler.
He won silver medals at the 1952 Olympics, 1954 World Championships and 1954 Asian Games.
In retirement he worked as a wrestling coach and in this capacity attended the 1960 Olympics.
In 2016, he died of a heart attack, aged 85.