Masako Furuichi

Masako Furuichi (born 20 October 1996) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 72 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway.[1][2] She is also a two-time medalist at the Asian Wrestling Championships.

Masako Furuichi
Masako Furuichi at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Born (1996-10-20) 20 October 1996
Kikuchi, Kumamoto, Kyushu Island, Japan
Height165 cm (5.41 ft; 65 in)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class72 kg
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Oslo 72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Nur-Sultan 72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Belgrade 72 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 New Delhi 75 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Bishkek 72 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Silver medal – second place 2018 Krasnoyarsk 72 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest 68 kg

Career

Furuichi won the silver medal in the women's 75 kg event at the 2017 Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India.[3] In 2018, she won the bronze medal in the women's 72 kg event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.[4]

In 2019, Furuichi won one of the bronze medals in the women's 72 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.[5][6] She won the gold medal in the 72 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway.[1][2]

Furuichi won one of the bronze medals in the 72 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[7][8]

Achievements
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2017 Asian Championships New Delhi, India 2nd Freestyle 75 kg
2018 Asian Championships Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 3rd Freestyle 72 kg
2019 World Championships Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 3rd Freestyle 72 kg
2021 World Championships Oslo, Norway 1st Freestyle 72 kg
2022 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd Freestyle 72 kg

References
  1. Burke, Patrick (7 October 2021). "Helen Louise Maroulis wins third title at Wrestling World Championships in Oslo". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  2. "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. "2017 Asian Wrestling Championships – Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2018.
  4. "2018 Asian Wrestling Championships – Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  5. "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. Rowbottom, Mike (18 September 2019). "Japan lead women's rankings but miss gold at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  7. Brennan, Eliott (15 September 2022). "Olympic champion Stock-Mensah resumes title success at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  8. "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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