Ayana Gempei

Ayana Gempei is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won one of the bronze medals in the 65 kg event at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[1][2]

Ayana Gempei
Sport
CountryJapan
SportAmateur wrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest 65 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 New Delhi 63 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bydgoszcz 63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bucharest 65 kg

Career

At the 2017 Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India, she won the silver medal in the 63 kg event.[3][4] At the 2018 World U23 Wrestling Championship held in Bucharest, Romania, she won the gold medal in the 65 kg event.[2] In 2018, Gempei also competed in the 68 kg event at the Asian Games without winning a medal; she lost her bronze medal match against Meerim Zhumanazarova of Kyrgyzstan.[5]

Achievements
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2017 Asian Championships New Delhi, India 2nd Freestyle 63 kg
2018 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Freestyle 65 kg

References
  1. "2018 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. Diamond, James (16 November 2018). "Japan win three golds during night of women's wrestling at UWW Under-23 World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  3. "2017 Asian Wrestling Championships – Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2018.
  4. Etchells, Daniel (11 May 2017). "Two gold medals for Japan as action continues at Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  5. "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.


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