Eri Tosaka
Eri Tosaka (登坂 絵莉, Tōsaka Eri, born 30 August 1993) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler from Japan. She competes in the 48 kg division and won the silver medal in the same division at the 2012 World Wrestling Championships. Her performance improved in the 2013 World Wrestling Championships where she won the gold medal after defeating Mayelis Caripá of Venezuela.[1] She won the 2016 Rio Olympic gold medal for Women's 48 kg freestyle wrestling by 3-2 decision over Mariya Stadnik of Azerbaijan. She was trailing by a point till very late. She was successful to convert a take down with 2secs remaining on the clock to win the gold medal bout.
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| Native name | 登坂 絵莉 |
| Born | 30 August 1993 (age 27) Takaoka, Toyama, Japan |
| Height | 152 cm (5 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) |
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| Country | Japan |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Event(s) | Freestyle |
| College team | Shigakkan University Wrestling Team |
| Coached by | Kazuhito Sakae |
Medal record
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Championships and accomplishments
- Tokyo Sports
- Wrestling Special Award (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)[2][3][4][5]
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- オカダ・カズチカが２年連続「プロレス大賞」ＭＶＰ！２５年ぶりの快挙. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). 10 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- 【プロレス大賞：レスリング特別表彰】登坂、吉田、浜田、伊調の４人娘が受賞. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). 9 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- 【プロレス大賞】レスリング特別表彰受賞の吉田沙保里「目標はリオ五輪金メダル、４連覇」. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). 8 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- 【プロレス大賞】内藤哲也がＭＶＰ初受賞！ ベストバウトはＧ１丸藤ｖｓオカダ. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). 14 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
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