Chizuru Arai

Chizuru Arai (新井 千鶴, Arai Chizuru, born 1 November 1993) is a Japanese retired[1] judoka.[2][3] Arai won the gold medal in judo's 70 kg division, and silver in the mixed team event, at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4][5]

Chizuru Arai
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993
Yorii, Japan
OccupationJudoka
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country Japan
SportJudo
Weight class–70 kg
Retired10 September 2021 (2021-09-10)[1]
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Gold (2017, 2018)
Asian Champ.Silver (2014)
Olympic GamesGold (2020)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Mixed team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Budapest ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Baku ‍–‍70 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon ‍–‍70 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Rabat ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Qingdao ‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tyumen ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Paris ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Osaka ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Baku ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Düsseldorf ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tashkent ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Moscow ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Paris ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tyumen ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Osaka ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Kazan ‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2015 Düsseldorf ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Düsseldorf ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Düsseldorf ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Düsseldorf ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Hohhot ‍–‍70 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Ljubljana ‍–‍70 kg
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Taipei ‍–‍70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF11690
JudoInside.com84239
Updated on 23 May 2023.

Career

She competed at the 2014 Judo Grand Prix Düsseldorf, finishing third, and 2015 Judo Grand Prix Düsseldorf. She won a gold medal at the 2017 World Judo Championships in Budapest.

References
  1. "Olympic Champion Chizuru Arai thanks judo but retires". JudoInside.com. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. "Chizuru Arai". judoinside.com. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  3. IJF profile
  4. "2020 Summer Olympics — Judo - Women 70 kg Schedule". 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  5. "Judo ARAI Chizuru". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.


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