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Hiroshi Hoketsu
Japanese equestrian
Hiroshi Hoketsu | |
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Hiroshi Hoketsu at the 2012 London Summer Olympics at Greenwich Park | |
| Born | (1941-03-28) March 28, 1941 (age 83) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
Hiroshi Hoketsu (法華津 寛, Hoketsu Hiroshi, born March 28, 1941) is a Japanese equestrian rider.
His 44 years in between Olympics appearances is the longest ever [1][2][3]
Biography
He competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics, finishing 40th in show jumping.
Hoketsu also qualified for the 1988 Summer Olympics, but was unable to compete when his horse was quarantined.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics on August 13, 2008, he finished 9th in the Dressage Team Grand Prix and 35th in the Dressage Individual Grand Prix.[4] In 2012, at the age of 70, Hoketsu won a berth for Japanese representation for the 2012 Summer Olympics in individual dressage[5] and in competition of equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Individual dressag