Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sei Fuwa

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The result was no consensus. Courcelles 00:15, 15 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sei Fuwa

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Claim is made that he was part of the 1936 Olympics, but not backed up by the FIFA team squad list. Maybe he was in the squad, but didn't play? Can't find any other evidence that he represented Japan. Unreferenced BLP for almost 2 years. The-Pope (talk) 14:48, 8 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. -- The-Pope (talk) 14:51, 8 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. -- The-Pope (talk) 14:51, 8 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment only: He's not [1], that I see, either, but the "didn't play?" hypothesis is still a possibility, too. --j⚛e decker ^talk 00:30, 9 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Giant Snowman 01:20, 9 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - surely if he was a part of the squad he would be listed by FIFA?! No evidence gthat this person existed/is notable. Giant Snowman 01:23, 9 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - I was unable to verify any of the information in the article which supports notability. Jogurney (talk) 02:04, 9 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as unverifiable. Appears to be no reliable evidence he was at the Olympics. Nothing in cybespace except wikiscrapes. If someone can prove otherwise...--ClubOranje^T 09:01, 10 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Less adamant delete for the same reason I never created Liam Little]... it appears he was part of the participating squad but did not play at the Olympic tournament.--ClubOranje^T 05:40, 11 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

weak keep - Japan's federation page shows him on the team: http://samuraiblue.jp/timeline/19360804/ although, the lack of playing time makes it border-line. 218.225.42.19 (talk) 12:38, 10 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Good catch. He certainly was an unused reserve goalkeeper on the squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics. I don't know if that's sufficient to establish notability, but at least we can be certain such a person existed, his birth date and his membership in the Japan squad. Jogurney (talk) 00:14, 11 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I suspect the pic, bottom right corner of [2] this page is the team photo for that olympic team, and has the article subject slightly left of center, back row. --j⚛e decker ^talk 01:30, 11 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep, in view of source provided by 218.225.42.19. Notability is the big question, I think, Olympic association would be a trivial "keep" if he'd played under the usual sport guidelines. While on national football (soccer) teams I think I've seen an article deleted with someone with only a single national-level appearance, seems to me that the inherent notability of an Olympic team is quite a bit higher than that of a random club in a first-tier national league. So, on balance, I lean keep. --j⚛e decker ^talk 01:35, 11 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - I agree entirely with Joe Decker on this. Even if he didn't play, just being on the team makes him more notable than a player with a single pro appearance, the default inclusion criteria. Sir Sputnik (talk) 01:51, 13 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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