Yūji Yamanaka
Yūji Yamanaka 
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| Full name | 山 中 勇 二 |
| Association |
 Japan
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| birthday | June 26, 1937 |
| place of birth | Aomori Prefecture |
| Career | |
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| job | soldier |
| society | Ground Self-Defense Forces |
| status | resigned |
| World Cup balance | |
| last change: April 29, 2010 | |
Yūji Yamanaka ( Japanese 山 中 勇 二 , Yamanaka Yūji ; born June 26, 1937 in Aomori Prefecture ) is a former Japanese biathlete .
Yūji Yamanaka was employed by the armed forces of the country during his active time as well as a large part of the Japanese biathletes after him and also competed for them internationally. His greatest international success was his participation in the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck . Together with his compatriot Yoshio Ninomine , he represented Japan for the first time in a biathlon competition at the Olympic Games and, with an average running time and only two shooting errors, was 19th and thus the best Asian in the competition.
Web links
- Yūji Yamanaka in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Yamanaka, Yūji |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 山 中 勇 二 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese biathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 26, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aomori Prefecture |