Masako Furuichi

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Masako Furuichi
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Masako Furuichi at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Born (1996-10-20) 20 October 1996 (age 25)
Height165 cm (5.41 ft; 65 in)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportAmateur wrestling
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
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

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] In 2019, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 72 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.[3][4] She is also a two-time medalist at the Asian Wrestling Championships.

Major results[]

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

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. ^ "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (18 September 2019). "Japan lead women's rankings but miss gold at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

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