Yoshiyuki Miyake (三宅義行, Miyake Yoshiyuki, born 30 September 1945) is a Japanese former weightlifter who won a bronze medal in 1968 Summer Olympics, bronze medals in the 1965, 1966, and 1968 World Championships, gold medals in the 1969 and 1971 World Championships, and a gold medal in the 1970 Asian Games.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics his daughter Hiromi Miyake won a silver medal in Weightlifting in the 48kg category.

Yoshiyuki Miyake
Personal information
Born (1945-09-30) 30 September 1945 (age 79)
Sport
Country Japan
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Japan
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City 60kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Tehran -56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1966 East Berlin -60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City -60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1969 Warsaw -60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1971 Lima -60 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1970 Bangkok -60 kg

He is a retired Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Colonel.

Yoshinobu Miyake is his Brother.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yoshiyuki Miyake". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2012.