Risako Kawai
Risako Kawai (川井 梨紗子, Kawai Risako, born 21 November 1994)[1] is a Japanese wrestler. She finished second at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas[2] and represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics winning a gold medal by defeating Maria Mamashuk of Belarus 3-0.
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| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 November 1994 (age 26) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) (2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) (2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She celebrated her Olympic gold medal victory by delivering two fireman's carry takedowns to her coach (Kazuhito Sakae).[3]
Kawai's Olympic gold medal was one of four won by Japan's women's wrestling team at the 2016 Rio games.[4]
Championships and accomplishments
- Tokyo Sports
- Wrestling Special Award (2016, 2017)[5]
References
- "Risako Kawai". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- "2015 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/olympics/2016/08/19/japanese-wrestler-risako-kawai-takes-down-her-coach-in-celebrati/
- https://sports.yahoo.com/news/women-japans-wrestling-team-remain-235724694.html
- "東京スポーツ プロレス大賞（2010～）". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 December 2017.
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