| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Tetsuhide•Sasaki |
| Used name | Tetsuhide•Sasaki |
| Original name | 佐々木•哲英 |
| Born | 6 June 1945 in Nishiwaga, Iwate (JPN) |
| Died | 7 April 2019 (aged 73 years 10 months 1 day) in Morioka, Iwate (JPN) |
| Measurements | 160 cm / 52 kg |
| Affiliations | Chuo University, Tokyo (JPN) |
| NOC |  Japan |
Tetsuhide Sasaki graduated from Chuo University, where he became a decent weightlifter. Sasaki soon became part of the Japanese national team, winning silver in the flyweight at the 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok. A few years later he earned himself a place on the Olympic team for the 1972 Games in München, where he narrowly missed out on a medal, placing fourth with a total of 322.5 kg.
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Weightlifting | JPN |
Tetsuhide Sasaki | |||
| Flyweight, Men (Olympic) | 4 |
