Sanshiro Abe

Sanshiro Abe
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1970-05-12) 12 May 1970
Tokyo, Japan
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle and Folkstyle
College teamPenn State
Medal record
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Penn State Nittany Lions
NCAA Division I Championships
1996 Minneapolis126 lb
1995 Iowa City126 lb
1994 Chapel Hill126 lb

Sanshiro Abe, also known as Sonny Abe (阿部 三子郎, Abe Sanshirō; born 12 May 1970) is a Japanese former wrestler. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he finished in ninth place in the 57kg freestyle class.

Abe competed collegiately for Penn State, where he was an NCAA champion and four-time All-American. He garnered NCAA All-American honors by finishing 4th, 3rd, 2nd and 1st, respectively, at consecutive NCAA Wrestling Championships.