Aikoku Hirabayashi

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAikoku•Hirabayashi
Used nameAikoku•Hirabayashi
Original name平林•愛国
Born24 March 1909 in Tokyo, Tokyo (JPN)
AffiliationsMeiji University, Tokyo (JPN)
NOC Japan

Biography

While attending Meiji University, Aikoku Hirabayashi won the middleweight division at the sixth championships of the All Japan Amateur Fighting Federation in 1931. He subsequently competed in the welterweight division at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, losing his first bout. In 1933 Hirabayashi returned to capture his second national title in middleweight, this time representing the Kanto region.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1932 Summer Olympics Boxing JPN Aikoku Hirabayashi
Welterweight, Men (Olympic) =9