Kohei Hasegawa

Kohei Hasegawa (長谷川 恒平, Hasegawa Kōhei, born November 22, 1984 in Yaizu, Shizuoka) is an amateur Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's featherweight category.[1][2] He won two gold medals in his division at the 2009 Asian Wrestling Championships in Pattaya, Thailand, and at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, defeating India's Jogender Singh and pinning Kyrgyzstan's Kanybek Zholchubekov, respectively.[3][4] Hasegawa is also a member of the wrestling team for Fukuichi Gyogyo Co. Ltd., and is coached and trained by Hiroshi Ohta.[1]

Kohei Hasegawa
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born (1984-11-22) 22 November 1984
Yaizu, Shizuoka, Japan
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
ClubFukuichi Gyogyo Co. Ltd.[1]
Coached byHiroshi Ohta[1]
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2010 Guangzhou55 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 Pattaya55 kg
Bronze medal – third place2008 Jeju City55 kg

Hasegawa represented Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's 55 kg class. He defeated Belarus' Elbek Tazhyieu in the preliminary round of sixteen, before losing out the quarterfinal match to Danish wrestler and two-time Olympian Håkan Nyblom, who was able to score four points in two straight periods, leaving Hasegawa without a single point.[5]

References
  1. "Kohei Hasegawa". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kohei Hasegawa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  3. Smaal, Rob (10 September 2011). "Wrestling: Japanese wrestlers go high-tech in quest for gold". Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 14 February 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  4. "Date Krumm loses chance at Asian Games gold". The Japan Times. 22 November 2010. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  5. "Men's 55kg Greco-Roman Quarterfinals". London 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.


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