Erika Kasahara

Erika Kasahara (笠原 江梨香, Kasahara Erika, born October 3, 1990) is a female Japanese taekwondo practitioner, born in Daito.[1] She won the silver medal in the women's flyweight (-49 kg) class at the 2010 Asian Taekwondo Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Erika Kasahara
Medal record
Women’s taekwondo
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Flyweight
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Astana Flyweight
East Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Hong Kong Flyweight

She competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarterfinals, where she lost to eventual gold medallist Wu Jingyu.[1]

Personal life

Kasahara was originally a karateka but converted her specialty to taekwondo in 2007. She currently attends at Daito Bunka University, majoring in English Literature.[2]

References
  1. "Erika Kasahara Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  2. テコンドー部・笠原江梨香選手(英米文2年)が準優勝 アジア選手権. Daito Bunka University official Website (in Japanese). May 26, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-11-21.


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