Norimasa Iwai (ๅฒฉไบๅ่ณข, Iwai Norimasa; born 12 March 1973) is a Japanese gymnast. He competed at the 2000 Summer OlympicsโฆNorimasa Iwai (ๅฒฉไบๅ่ณข, Iwai Norimasa; born 12 March 1973) is a Japanese gymnast. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he placed seventh in the still rings final.
Yutaka Aihara (็ธๅ ่ฑ, Aihara Yutaka; born 18 December 1970) is a Japanese former gymnast who competed in the 1992 SummerโฆYutaka Aihara (็ธๅ ่ฑ, Aihara Yutaka; born 18 December 1970) is a Japanese former gymnast who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the team event. At the 1991 World Championships, he won a bronze medal on the vault.
Tadashi Mihara (ไธๅ ๆญฃ, Mihara Tadashi; born 30 March 1955) is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed as aโฆTadashi Mihara (ไธๅ ๆญฃ, Mihara Tadashi; born 30 March 1955) is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed as a light middleweight throughout his career. Mihara began his boxing career when he was a third grader of the high school. He won the title of the All-Japan Amateur Boxing Championships in the light middleweight division in 1977. He also got the group title of the university league as a captain of the Nihon University boxing club. He experienced 38 matches during his amateur career; winning 28 (15 by knockout) and losing 10. After that, as a professional, Mihara fought 25 times between 1978 and 1985; winning 24 (15 by knockout) and losing 1. He won his first title in his fifth contest as a professional, beating Jae-Keum Lim for the OPBF title, a belt that he defended six times until he returned it. In June 1981, he won via a fifth-round knockout, in the undercard of Ayub Kalule vs. Sugar Ray Leonard, at the Reliant Astrodome, Houston. Since Leonard vacated the title after this, Mihara fought against Rocky Fratto for the vacant WBA world junior middleweight title in Rochester, New York on November 7, 1981. Mihara knocked him down by his right cross in the fourth round, and won the title via a majority decision. Judge Harold Lederman scored the fight a draw. Afterwards he said of Mihara, "There's no doubt that he's got a good jaw. He really got tagged a couple of times. I thought Fratto was going to knock him out." He lost his title after suffering a knockout during his first defence, against Davey Moore at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on February 2, 1982. His lumbago became chronic from these days. Following this loss, Mihara won the Japanese junior middleweight title and defended it six times until June 1984, then returned it. He fought for a final time in March 1985, beating Tricky Kawaguchi by a unanimous decision.
Katsuji Tsunoda (่ง็ฐ ๅๆฌก, Tsunoda Katsuji; 28 September 1943 โ 14 February 2011) was a Japanese basketball player. HeโฆKatsuji Tsunoda (่ง็ฐ ๅๆฌก, Tsunoda Katsuji; 28 September 1943 โ 14 February 2011) was a Japanese basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Shohei Kaneko (้ๅญ ๅฎๅนณ, Kaneko Shลhei; 10 August 1937 โ 2006) was a Japanese track and field athlete. He competed in theโฆShohei Kaneko (้ๅญ ๅฎๅนณ, Kaneko Shลhei; 10 August 1937 โ 2006) was a Japanese track and field athlete. He competed in the men's discus throw at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Nobuyuki Aihara (็ธๅ ไฟก่ก, Aihara Nobuyuki; December 16, 1934 โ July 16, 2013) was a Japanese gymnast. He was the fatherโฆNobuyuki Aihara (็ธๅ ไฟก่ก, Aihara Nobuyuki; December 16, 1934 โ July 16, 2013) was a Japanese gymnast. He was the father of Yutaka Aihara, also a gymnast. Nobuyuki competed at the 1956 Olympics and won a silver medal in floor exercise and a silver medal in the team competition. Four years later he won gold medals in these events. Aihara took up gymnastic at the age of 15 while studying at the Nippon Sport Science University. He was coached by his future teammate Masao Takemoto. In 1964 he married Toshiko Shirasu-Aihara, a fellow gymnast. Because of an injury he missed the Tokyo Olympics that year, and soon retired to become a gymnastics coach. In 1979 he founded the Aihara Gymnastics Club. Aihara died of pneumonia on July 16, 2013, at the age of 78.
