Sanshiro Abe

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Sanshiro Abe
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1970-05-12) 12 May 1970 (age 56)
Tokyo, Japan
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)
Freestyle and Folkstyle
College teamPenn State
Medal record
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Penn State Nittany Lions
NCAA Division I Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Minneapolis 126 lb
Silver medal – second place 1995 Iowa City 126 lb
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Chapel Hill 126 lb

Sanshiro Abe, also known as Sonny Abe[1] (阿部 三子郎, Abe Sanshirō; born 12 May 1970) is a Japanese former wrestler. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he finished in ninth place in the 57kg freestyle class.[2]

Abe competed collegiately for Penn State, where he was an NCAA champion and four-time All-American. He garnered NCAA All-American honors by finishing 4th, 3rd, 2nd and 1st, respectively, at consecutive NCAA Wrestling Championships.

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