Choji Hosaka

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Choji Hosaka
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Birth name保坂調司 (Hosaka Chōji)
Born(1920-11-24)24 November 1920
Sport
Sport Sports shooting

Choji Hosaka (born 24 November 1920) was a Japanese sport shooter who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. [1]

He belonged to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, and during the Asama-Sansō incident, he acted as the leader of the sniper team and made a contribution to neutralize the criminal's sniper rifle by warning shots of his pistol. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Choji Hosaka". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Sassa, Atsuyuki [in Japanese] (1999). Rengo Sekigun Asama Sanso Jiken. Bungeishunjū. pp. 273–274. ISBN   978-4167560058.
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