Big Celebration by the Miyake Brothers in Mexico City (1968)

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October 14, 1968, Mexico City, Mexico – The Miyake brothers, Japanese featherweights, 29-year old Yoshinobu (right) and 23-year old Yoshiyuke, celebrate an Olympic medals’ harvest at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Both competed for Team Japan in the 60kg weight class. Yoshinobu won his second Olympic gold medal and Yoshiyuke won a bronze medal.

1968 Summer Olympics
Location: Mexico-City, MEX
Weight Class: Featherweight  [60 kg]

More Info On 1968 Summer Olympics

Rank		Athlete	Results (kg)
1		Yoshinobu MIYAKE, Japan	122.5EOR + 117.5+ 152.5EWR = 392.5
2		Dito SHANIDZE, Soviet Union	120 + 117.5+ 150 = 387.5
3		Yoshiyuki MIYAKE, Japan	122.5EOR + 115+ 147.5 = 385
4		Jan WOJNOWSKI, Poland	117.5 + 115+ 150 = 382.5
5		Mieczyslaw NOWAK, Poland	117.5 + 110+ 147.5 = 375
6		Nasrollah DEHNAVI, Iran	117.5 + 107.5+ 140 = 365
7		Moo-shin YOUNG, South Korea	110 + 115+ 140 = 365
8		Manuel MATEOS DE LA ROSA, Mexico	120 + 100+ 140 = 360
9		Mladen KUCHEV, Bulgaria	115 + 107.5+ 135 = 357.5
10		Janos BENEDEK, Hungary	115 + 105+ 135 = 355
11		Dieter RAUSCHER, West Germany	112.5 + 107.5+ 132.5 = 352.5
12		Idelfonso LEE , Panama	107.5 + 107.5+ 135 = 350
13		Enrique A. HERNANDEZ, Puerto Rico	115 + 100+ 130 = 345
13		Franz STRIZIK, Indonesia	105 + 100+ 140 = 345
15		Noe RINONOS, Philippines	110 + 100+ 132.5 = 342.5
15		Mahon GHOSH , India	100 + 107.5+ 135 = 342.5
18		Sanun TIAMSERT, Thailand	100 + 95+ 125 = 320
19		Carlos PEREZ, Nicaragua	90 + 90+ 122.5 = 302.5
20		Francisco ECHEVARRIA, Guatemala	87.5 + 77.5+ 112.5 = 277.5
900		Ming Chung CHANG, Taiwan	0+ 0 = 0
900		Ramon SILFA NUNEZ, Dominican Republic	95 + 82.5+ 0 = 0
900		Petar YANEV, Bulgaria	0+ 0 = 0
900		Gerald PERRIN, Great Britain	0+ 0 = 0
900		Phung Chua KIM, Singapore	0+ 0 = 0
900		Miguel Angel MEDINA GUTIERREZ, Mexico	0+ 0 = 0
900		Nan Fei CHUNG, Taiwan	0+ 0 = 0

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