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East Asian Greco-Roman wrestlers

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An Han Bong

An Han Bong (안한봉, An Hanbong, born 1968) is a South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler, 1992 Barcelona Olympic bantamweight 57 kg gold medalist, 1990 Asian Games champion, and later national team head coach.

Atsuji Miyahara

Atsuji Miyahara (宮原厚次), born 1958 in Osumi, Kagoshima, is a Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler, Self-Defense Forces club member, 1984 Olympic flyweight gold medalist, 1988 silver medalist, and 1986 Asian Games champion.

Kenichiro Fumita

Kenichiro Fumita is a Japanese wrestler who won the Olympic gold at the Paris 2024 Games, having previously secured world titles in 2017 and 2019.

Kim Hyeon U

Kim Hyeon U (김현우, Kim Hyeon-Woo), born 1988, South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler; 2012 London Olympic 66kg gold, 2013 world 74kg champion over Vlasov, 2016 Rio bronze.

Masamitsu Ichiguchi

Masamitsu Ichiguchi (市口政光, born 1940, Osaka) is a Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler, 1962 world champion, and gold medalist in men's bantamweight (≤57 kg) at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics after placing seventh in 1960.

Muneji Munemura

Muneji Munemura (宗村宗二), Japanese wrestler born 1943 in Niigata; won Greco-Roman lightweight (≤70 kg) gold at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and placed 4th at the 1965 and 1966 World Championships.

Nao Kusaka

Nao Kusaka (日下 尚), Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler, 77 kg; Paris 2024 Olympic gold in his debut Games, 2023 world bronze, 2025 world silver, 2024 Asian champion, 2026 Asian Games silver.

Sim Gwon Ho

Sim Gwon Ho (심권호, Sim Kwon-Ho), South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler born 1972 in Seongnam; won Olympic gold at Atlanta 1996 (48 kg) and Sydney 2000 (54 kg), two world titles, FILA Hall of Fame 2014.

Tsutomu Hanahara

Tsutomu Hanahara (花原 勉), Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler (1940–2024); won flyweight (≤52 kg) gold at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics by beating Angel Kerezov, later coach and JWF strengthening committee chairman.