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Takao Sakurai (桜井 孝雄, Sakurai Takao, September 25, 1941 – January 10, 2012) [1] was a Japanese boxer who won a gold medal at the 1964 Olympics. Amateur career. Born in Sawara, Chiba, Sakurai began boxing in high school, keeping his training secret to his parents.
Takao SAKURAI. Team Japan. Boxing. Olympic Medals. 1 G. Games Participations 1. First Olympic Games Tokyo 1964. Year of Birth 1941. Olympic Results. Biography. Takao Sakurai began boxing in high school and won the 1960 Japan inter-high school championship in the bantamweight division.
Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation Bantam. 1969-09-18. Katsuyoshi Takayama. 44 8 6. Korakuen Hall. W-UD. event bout wiki. ref: Seiji Ebine 50-43 Kenji Ichikawa 50-46 Takeo Ugo 49-44. 1969-05-23.
Jul 9, 2015 · Takao Sakurai (桜井 孝雄) won his first match in the bantamweight class against Brian Packer of Great Britain, but no one outside the Korakuen Ice Palace took notice. He won his second match with ease against Ghanian Cassis Aryee, but there was still no interest.
Jan 10, 2012 · The high point of Sakurai’s amateur career came at the 1964 Olympics, where he won the bantamweight gold, becoming the only Japanese boxer to win Olympic gold until Ryota Murata won the middleweight class in 2012. Sakurai finished his amateur career with a record of 138 wins in 155 bouts.
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1941-09-25. Death. 2012-01-10. Nationality. Japan. Takao Sakurai (桜井 孝雄, Sakurai Takao, September 25, 1941 – January 10, 2012) was a Japanese boxer who won a gold medal at the 1964 Olympics.Born in Sawara, Chiba, Sakurai began boxing in high school, keeping his training secret to his parents.
Name: Takao Sakurai Hometown: Tokyo, Japan Birthplace: Sawara, Chiba, Japan Died: 2012-01-10 (Age:70) Stance: Southpaw Height: 164cm Pro Boxer: Record Amateur Boxer: Record. Amateur Career. Won the Bantamweight Gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games. His results were: Defeated Brian Packer (Great Britain) 4-1; Defeated Cassis Aryee (Ghana) 5-0
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