Shunichi Kawano

{{short description|Japanese freestyle wrestler}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2017}}

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|image =Shunichi Kawano 1966.jpg

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|caption=Kawano at the 1966 Asian Games

|birth_date= November 29, 1936

|birth_place= Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

| death_date = May 12, 2009 (aged 72)

| death_place = Hakone, Japan

| height = 177 cm

| weight = 87 kg

|sport=Freestyle wrestling

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| show-medals = yes

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{{MedalCountry | {{JPN}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|World Wrestling Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|1962 Toledo|-87 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}

{{MedalGold|1962 Jakarta|-87 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|1966 Bangkok|-97 kg}}

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Shunichi Kawano ({{langx|ja|川野 俊一}}, 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.