In this Japanese name, the family name is Miyake.
Yoshinobu Miyake (三宅 義信 Miyake Yoshinobu, born November 24, 1939) is a former Japanese weightlifter and Olympic champion and a retired Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Major General. A native of Miyagi Prefecture, he graduated from Hosei University and joined Japan Self-Defense Forces (Japan's armed forces). He received a silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.[1] He won a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo,[2] and again a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.[3] In 1993 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.[4]
References[]
- ↑ "1960 Summer Olympics - Rome, Italy - Weightlifting" - databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 24, 2008).
- ↑ "1964 Summer Olympics - Tokyo, Japan - Weightlifting" - databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 24, 2008).
- ↑ "1968 Summer Olympics - Mexico City, Mexico - Weightlifting" - databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 24, 2008).
- ↑ "Weightlifting Hall of Fame". International Weightlifting Federation. http://www.iwf.net/iwf/organization/members.php. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
The original article can be found at Yoshinobu Miyake and the edit history here.