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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||
| Born | 15 April 1942 Hiroshima, Japan | ||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||
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Akio Takashima (born 15 April 1942) is a Japanese field hockey player. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics. [1]
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