Norikatsu Saikawa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Norikatsu Saikawa

Olympic wrestler

Date of Birth: 11-Mar-1986

Place of Birth: Sano, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

Profession: amateur wrestler

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Norikatsu Saikawa

  • Norikatsu Saikawa (?? ??, Saikawa Norikatsu, born March 11, 1986 in Sano, Tochigi) is an amateur Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's heavyweight category.
  • He won a silver medal for the 84 kg division at the 2010 Asian Wrestling Championships in Delhi, India, losing out to South Korea's Lee Se-Yeol.
  • Saikawa is also a member of Ryomo Yakult Wrestling Club, and is coached and trained by former Asian Games light heavyweight champion and two-time Olympian Shingo Matsumoto.Saikawa represented Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed for the men's 96 kg class.
  • He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen match, before losing out to Sweden's Jimmy Lidberg, who was able to score three points in two straight periods, leaving Saikawa without a single point.

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