Tsuyoshi Oshita

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games (non-medal events)
SexMale
Full nameTsuyoshi•Oshita
Used nameTsuyoshi•Oshita
Original name大下•剛史
Born29 November 1944 in Aki, Kochi (JPN)
AffiliationsKomazawa University, Setagaya (JPN)
NOC Japan

Biography

Tsuyoshi Ohshita was a second- and third-baseman for the Japanese Students Team at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics demonstration baseball tournament, while he was a student at Komazawa University. He later played 12 years in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) from 1967-78, first with the Toei Flyers / Fighters from 1967-74, and then with the Hiroshima Carp from 1975-78. Ohshita was a five-time All-Star in NPB who later became a baseball coach and television commentator.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1964 Summer Olympics Baseball (Baseball/Softball) JPN Tsuyoshi Oshita
Baseball, Men (Olympic (non-medal)) Japanese Students Team =1