Tomiaki Fukuda (福田 富昭, Fukuda Tomiaki, born December 19, 1941)[1] is a Japanese sports official and retired freestyle wrestler who won the world bantamweight title in 1965.[2] He is vice president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, where he heads the National Training Center Commission. He is also president of Japan Wrestling Federation and vice president of the International Federation of Associated Wrestling (FILA).[3] He served as chef de mission for the Japanese teams at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2005 East Asian Games.[4]

Tomiaki Fukuda
Fukuda at the 1965 World Championships
Personal information
Born (1941-12-19) December 19, 1941 (age 82)
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
Medal record
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1965 Manchester 57 kg

References

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  1. ^ 福田富昭. japan-wrestling.jp
  2. ^ Fukuda, Tomiaki (JPN). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  3. ^ Tomiaki FUKUDA. unitedworldwrestling.org
  4. ^ Executives of the JOC. joc.or.jp