Sanshiro Abe

Sanshiro Abe, also known as Sonny Abe^[1] (阿部 三子郎, Abe Sanshirō, born 12 May 1970) is a Japanese former wrestler. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he finished in ninth place in the 57kg freestyle class.^[2]

Sanshiro Abe

Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1970-05-12) 12 May 1970 (age 55) Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Event(s)	Freestyle and Folkstyle
College team	Penn State
Medal record Collegiate Wrestling Representing the Penn State Nittany Lions NCAA Division I Championships 1996 Minneapolis 126 lb 1995 Iowa City 126 lb 1994 Chapel Hill 126 lb

Abe competed collegiately for Penn State, where he was an NCAA champion and four-time All-American. He garnered NCAA All-American honors by finishing 4th, 3rd, 2nd and 1st, respectively, at consecutive NCAA Wrestling Championships.

See also

• List of Pennsylvania State University Olympians