Yoshinobu Miyake is a retired Japanese weightlifter, born in 1939, who won a silver medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics and gold medals at the 1964 Tokyo and 1968 Mexico City Games in the featherweight division, finishing fourth in 1972. Between 1959 and 1969 he set 25 official world records and pioneered the wide-grip, splayed-knee lifting stance known as the frog style or Miyake pull, and the International Weightlifting Federation inducted him into its Hall of Fame in 1993. His brother Yoshiyuki and niece Hiromi also won Olympic weightlifting medals for Japan, and he later coached the national team and carried Japan's flag at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony.
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Career HighlightWon one Olympic silver and two golds at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics 1 Classification
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Why is Yoshinobu Miyake regarded as one of the strongest weightlifters ever?
Olympedia credits him with 25 world records and several World Championship titles.
Olympedia calls Yoshinobu Miyake Japan's greatest weightlifter ever and says he is considered one of the strongest men ever, pound for pound. It credits him with World Championship wins in 1962, 1963 and 1965 to 1966, and with 25 world records, including 10 consecutive records in the snatch and nine consecutive overall records in the 60 kilogram class.
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Yoshinobu Miyake (三宅 義信, Miyake Yoshinobu; born November 24, 1939) is a retired Japanese weightlifter and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Lieutenant.
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born November 24, 1939
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Yoshinobu Miyake (三宅 義信, Miyake Yoshinobu; born November 24, 1939) is a retired Japanese weightlifter and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Lieutenant.
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is a retired Japanese weightlifter
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won one silver and two gold medals at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics
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Yoshinobu Miyake (三宅 義信, Miyake Yoshinobu; born November 24, 1939) is a retired Japanese weightlifter and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Lieutenant.
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Yoshinobu Miyake (三宅 義信, Miyake Yoshinobu; born November 24, 1939) is a retired Japanese weightlifter and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Lieutenant.
Competed In: 2020 Summer Olympics, Lead paragraph (competition)
Miyake was one of the flagbearers for Japan in the opening ceremony of the 2020 Olympics.
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