OSU Hall of Honor - Yojiro Uetake Obata

Yojiro Uetake Obata is one of the most decorated wrestlers in both Oklahoma State and NCAA history. Uetake wrestled at OSU from 1963-1966, capturing three individual NCAA titles and was voted Outstanding Wrestler twice during his career with the Cowboys. Uetake has the unique distinction of being the only OSU wrestler to go undefeated in his entire college career, amassing a perfect 58-0 record. After his sophomore season at OSU, Uetake returned home for the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo where he won the gold medal for Japan. He also won the gold medal at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, becoming the first Japanese athlete to win two championships at the Olympic Games. Yojiro spent two years as an assistant coach for the Cowboys, before becoming the coach for Japan's national freestyle team.