Shunichi Kawano (, November 29, 1936 – May 12, 2009) was a Japanese heavyweight freestyle wrestler. He won a gold medal at the 1962 Asian Games and bronze medals at the 1962 World Championships and 1966 Asian Games. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics with the best result of eighth place in 1960. References External links 1936 births 2009 deaths Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers of Japan Japanese male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 1962 Asian Games Wrestlers at the 1966 Asian Games Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in wrestling Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan World Wrestling Championships medalists 20th-century Japanese people 21st-century Japanese people