Emerick K. Ishikawa (October 23, 1920 – November 26, 2006) was an American
weightlifter from Hawaii. In 1944 he set a world record in the
bantamweight class at the U.S. National Weightlifting Championships.[1] He won
Amateur Athletic Union championships as a bantamweight in 1944 and 1945, and as a featherweight in 1946 and 1947. In 1947 he also won a bronze medal in the featherweight class of the World Championships.[2] He also competed in the
men's featherweight event at the
1948 Summer Olympics.[3]
In 1975 he was inducted into the (American) National Weightlifting Hall of Fame, and in 1999 he was inducted into the
Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame.[4][5]