- Eiji Morioka
Eiji Morioka (森岡 栄治,
June 8 ,1946 –November 9 ,2004 ) was an Olympic boxing bronze medalist fromOsaka ,Japan .Biography
Morioka won the inter-high school boxing tournament in his senior year, and entered
Kinki University . He won the Japanese amateur boxing tournament four years in a row from 1965-1968. He was chosen as a member of the Japanese Olympic team for the1968 Summer Olympics , and won a bronze medal in thebantamweight division.He made his professional debut after graduating, but retired after it was discovered that he had suffered a detached retina. His professional record was 6-4-0 (3KOs).
After retiring, he served as the commissioner of the Western Japan Boxing Commission from 1998-2000. He also founded a boxing gym in
Kawanishi, Hyogo . He died from cancer in 2004, at 58 years of age.His nephew, Toshiyuki Morioka, has created a movie based on his life, which is set to be released in late 2007.
Olympic Results
*1964 won the Bantamweight bronze medal at the Mexico City Olympics. Results were:
**DefeatedDominardo Calumarde (Philippines) PTS (4-1)
**DefeatedAldo Cosentino (France) PTS (4-1)
**DefeatedMichael Dowling (Ireland) PTS (4-1)
**Lost toValeri Sokolov (Soviet Union) PTS (0-5)External links
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* [http://www.moriokagym.com Morioka Boxing Gym]
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