Yoshihisa Ishida

Yoshihisa Ishida (石田 義久, Ishida Yoshihisa, born May 19, 1944) is a retired shot putter and hammer thrower from Japan, who won a silver medal in each event at the Asian Games. He competed in the hammer throw at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and placed 13th and 25th, respectively.^[3][1] He also won two medals at the 1975 Asian Championships^[4] and the gold medal at the 1967 Summer Universiade.^[5]

Yoshihisa Ishida

Ishida at the 1966 Asian Games
Personal information
Born	(1944-05-19) May 19, 1944 (age 81) Mihara, Hiroshima, Japan[1]
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Hammer throw, shot put
Achievements and titles
Personal best	HT – 70.54 m (1972)[1][2]
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Japan Asian Games 1966 Bangkok Shot put 1970 Bangkok Hammer throw Asian Championships 1975 Seoul Hammer throw 1975 Seoul Shot put

Ishida twice finished on the podium at the British AAA Championships in the hammer throw event at the 1968 AAA Championships^[6] and 1970 AAA Championships.^[7][8]