Mitsuo Sanami

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Mitsuo Sanami
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Birth name佐波光男 Sanami Mitsuo
Born (1937-03-07) 7 March 1937 (age 82)
Sport
Sport Sports shooting

Mitsuo Sanami (born 7 March 1937) is a Japanese sport shooter who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics. [1]

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