Yoshinobu Miyake (三宅 義信, Miyake Yoshinobu?, born November 24, 1939) is a former Japanese weightlifter and Olympic champion and a retired Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Major General.
A native of Miyagi Prefecture, he graduated from Hosei University and joined Japan Self-Defense Forces (Japan's armed forces).
He received a silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. He won a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and again a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
In 1993 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.
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