Personal information | |
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Nationality | Japanese |
Born | 26 June 1942 |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Racewalking |
Kazuo Saito (斎藤 和夫, Saitō Kazuo, born 26 June 1942) is a Japanese racewalker. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics. [1]
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