3 Notable alumni of Osaka Gakuin University
Updated: June 07, 2026 EliteDegrees
Osaka Gakuin University is ranked #4,780 in the world and #328 in Japan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 3 notable alumni from Osaka Gakuin University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Osaka Gakuin University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Naoko Takahashi
1972-. (aged 54)
marathon runner
sports commentator
long-distance runner
athletics competitor
Naoko Takahashi is a Japanese retired long-distance runner and Olympic gold medal-winning marathoner. She won the gold medal in the marathon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and at the 2001 Berlin Marathon she became the first woman to complete a marathon in under 2 hours and 20 minutes.
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2. Danshoku Dino
1977-. (aged 49)
professional wrestler
Aki Miyashita is a Japanese professional wrestler better known as Danshoku Dino (男色ディーノ, Danshoku Dīno; lit. "Homosexual Dino", also transliterated as Danshoku Dieno). Miyashita has spent most of his career competing for DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), where he plays an overly exaggerated homosexual character. His ring name comes from the character of Baron Dino (男爵ディーノ, Danshaku Dīno) from the manga series...
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3. Kazuyuki Kaneda
1990-. (aged 36)
baseball player
Kazuyuki Kaneda is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. Kaneda was drafted 5th in the 2012 draft and made his first team debut on opening day of the 2014 season (March 28, 2014), pitching a scoreless 7th inning against the Yomiuri Giants.
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