Arata Sonoda

Arata Sonoda (born 5 July 1994) is a Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler. In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in the 130 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Arata Sonoda
Personal information
Born (1994-07-05) 5 July 1994
Height186 cm (6.10 ft; 73 in)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportAmateur wrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta 130 kg

Career

In 2014, he competed in the 130 kg event at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships where he was eliminated in his first match by Bilyal Makhov of Russia.[1] The following year, he competed again in the 130 kg event with the same result; he was eliminated from the competition in his first match, this time against Lukas Hörmann.

In 2017, he competed in the 130 kg event at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships held in Paris, France where he lost his only match against Levan Arabuli.[2] In 2018, he was also eliminated in his first match and the same thing happened in the 130 kg event in 2019.

In 2020, he competed at the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India where he lost his bronze medal match against Mansur Shadukayev.[3][4][5]

Major results
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg

References
  1. "2014 World Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  2. "2017 World Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  3. Pavitt, Michael (18 February 2020). "Sunil clinches first Indian Greco-Roman gold since 1993 at Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. "Asian Wrestling Championship 2020: Day 1 Results Roundup". Sportskeeda. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  5. "2020 Asian Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.


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