Kazuo Sasakubo

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Kazuo Sasakubo
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NationalityJapanese
Born (1946-12-02) 2 December 1946 (age 72)
Hokkaido, Japan
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Sport Biathlon

Kazuo Sasakubo (born 5 December 1946) is a Japanese biathlete. He competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics and the 1976 Winter Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Kazuo Sasakubo Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved 1 June 2019.