Kotaro Kiyooka

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Kotaro Kiyooka
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Kotaro Kiyooka at Paris 2024 Summer Olympians and Paralympians Japan National Team parade event on November 30th, 2024
Personal information
Native name清岡幸大郎
Born12 April 2001 (2001-04-12) (age 23)
Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
CountryFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Sport Wrestling
Weight class65 kg
Event Freestyle
ClubNippon Sport Science University
Coached by Kenichi Yumoto
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals Gold medal.svg(2024)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Olympic Games
Olympic rings.svg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris 65 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Sofia 65 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Budapest 65 kg
Japan National Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Tokyo 65 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Tokyo 61 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Tokyo 57 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Tokyo 65 kg

Kotaro Kiyooka (清岡幸大郎, Kiyooka Kotaro, born 12 April 2001) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler who competes in the 65 kilogram class. [1] He represented Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where he became the reigning Olympic champion. [2] He qualified by reaching the finals at the 2024 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament and by winning the Olympic National trials, where he defeated World and Olympic champion Takuto Otoguro. [3]

Contents

Early life

Kiyooka was born in Kōchi Prefecture, where he started wrestling at an early age. He attended Kochi Minami High School. [4] During his teenage years, he won medals at multiple Japan National tournaments in different age-groups. [5]

Career

2018–2020

While still a high school student, Kiyooka placed fifth at the Emperor's Cup in 2018, and third in 2019 in the 57 kilogram class. [6] After graduating, he started attending the Nippon Sport Science University in 2020 and reached fifth place at the Emperor's Cup that year in the 61 kilogram class. [7]

2021–2022

In 2021, Kiyooka reached second place at the Meiji Cup and fifth at the Emperor's Cup. [8] [9] In 2022, he moved up to the 65 kilogram class, reaching third place at the Meiji Cup and the Emperor's Cup. [10] [11]

2023

Competing outside Japan for the first time in his career, Kiyooka won the championship at the Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament, defeating returning champion Islam Dudaev, Olympian Agustín Destribats and U23 World finalist Mikyay Naim. [12]

He then qualified for the U23 World Championships by winning the trials, before a seventh-place finish at the Meiji Cup. [13] At the U23 World Championships, Kiyooka reached ninth place. [14]

At the Emperor's Cup, Kiyooka stunned World and returning Olympic champion Takuto Otoguro to reach the finals before claiming the championship, qualifying for the 2024 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament. [2]

2024

At the qualifier, he defeated U23 European finalist Abdulmazhid Kudiev, Olympian Yun Jun-sik and Yuan Shaohua to reach the Olympic quota. He thus represented Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [15]

In June, Kiyooka entered the Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Tournament, where after a first-round loss to three-time World champion Haji Aliyev, he rebounded with victories over reigning World champion Ismail Musukaev, NCAA finalist and fellow Olympian Austin Gomez, and Abbas Ebrahimzade, winning gold. [16]

In August, Kiyooka made his Olympic debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [17] On the first day, he opened up with a technical fall over Maxim Saculțan from Moldova, followed by hard-fought victories over returning World finalist Sebastian Rivera from Puerto Rico and Asian Games champion Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga from Mongolia, cruising to the finals and securing a medal. [18] In the gold-medal bout, he defeated World champion Rahman Amouzad from Iran, becoming the Olympic champion at the age of 23. [19]

Throughout October and November, Kiyooka competed in the Bundesliga, in Germany, for club KSC Hösbach. [20] He recorded a 4–1 record for them, shifting between the 66, 71 and 75 kilogram weight classes. [21]

Freestyle record

Senior Freestyle Matches
Res.RecordOpponentScoreDateEventLocation
Win42–15 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Andriy Shyyka6–0November 23, 20242024 KSV Köllerbach – KSC Hösbach (75 kg)

Flag of Germany.svg Germany

Win41–15 Flag of Yemen.svg Ibrahim GuzanTF 15–0November 16, 20242024 KSC Hösbach – ASV Mainz 88 (66 kg)
Win40–15 Flag of Moldova.svg Vasile Diacon9–2November 9, 20242024 KSC Hösbach – SC Kleinostheim (75 kg)
Win39–15 Flag of Germany.svg Saba BolaghiFallNovember 2, 20242024 KSC Hösbach – SC Kleinostheim (66 kg)
Win38–15 Flag of Germany.svg Alexander SemisorowTF 18–2October 19, 20242024 ASV Mainz 88 – KSC Hösbach (71 kg)
Loss37–15 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Nachyn Kuular 8–8October 12, 20242024 SC Kleinostheim – KSC Hösbach (71 kg)
2024 Summer Olympics Gold medal icon.svg at 65 kg
Win37–14 Flag of Iran.svg Rahman Amouzad 10–3August 11, 2024 2024 Summer Olympics

Flag of France.svg Paris, France

Win36–14 Flag of Mongolia.svg Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga 5–1August 10, 2024
Win35–14 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Sebastian Rivera 8–6
Win34–14 Flag of Moldova.svg Maxim Saculțan TF 10–0
2024 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Gold medal icon.svg at 65 kg
Win33–14 Flag of Iran.svg Abbas Ebrahimzade12–8June 6, 2024 2024 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial

Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest, Hungary

Win32–14 Flag of Mexico.svg Austin Gomez 12–6
Win31–14 Flag of Hungary.svg Ismail Musukaev 7–2
Loss30–14 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Haji Aliyev 2–5
2024 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament Gold medal icon.svg at 65 kg
Win30–13 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan ShaohuaTF 11–0April 19, 2024 2024 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament

Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Win29–13 Flag of South Korea.svg Yun Jun-sik TF 10–0
Win28–13 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Abdulmazhid Kudiev10–7
2023 Japan Nationals Gold medal icon.svg at 65 kg
Win27–13 Flag of Japan.svg Masanosuke Ono TF 11–0December 21–24, 20232023 Japan National Championships – Emperor's Cup

Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan

Win26–13 Flag of Japan.svg Takuto Otoguro 6–6
Win25–13 Flag of Japan.svg Kaiki Yamaguchi2–1
Win24–13 Flag of Japan.svg Yuto Miwa11–3
Win23–13 Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiro Hasegawa TF 11–0
2023 U23 World Championships 9th at 65 kg
Loss22–13 Flag of Egypt.svg Omar MouradFallOctober 24, 2023 2023 U23 World Championships

Flag of Albania.svg Tirana, Albania

Win22–12 Flag of Armenia.svg Andranik AvetisyanFall
2023 Japan Nationals 7th at 65 kg
Loss21–12 Flag of Japan.svg Kaiki Yamaguchi1–2June 15–18, 20232023 Japan National Championships – Meiji Cup

Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan

2023 JPN U23 World Team Trials Gold medal icon.svg at 65 kg
Win21–11 Flag of Japan.svg Suwama Shotaro3–0April 22, 20232023 U23 World Championships Japan National Team Qualifier

Flag of Japan.svg Fujimi, Saitama

Win20–11 Flag of Japan.svg Kanta Tokuriki7–0
2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Gold medal icon.svg at 65 kg
Win19–11 Flag of Albania.svg Islam Dudaev 7–6March 3, 2023 2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament

Flag of Bulgaria.svg Sofia, Bulgaria

Win18–11 Flag of France.svg Marwane Yezza6–2
Win17–11 Flag of Argentina.svg Agustín Destribats 7–6
Win16–11 Flag of Iran.svg Amir-Ali AsadTF 11–0
Win15–11 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Mikyay Naim TF 14–3
2022 Japan Nationals Bronze medal icon.svg at 65 kg
Win14–11 Flag of Japan.svg Yujiro Ueno14–6December 22–25, 20222022 Japan National Championships – Emperor's Cup

Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan

Loss13–11 Flag of Japan.svg Ryoma Anraku2–3
Win13–10 Flag of Japan.svg Yuuma Tomiyama9–2
2022 Japan Nationals Bronze medal icon.svg at 65 kg
Win12–10 Flag of Japan.svg Suwama ShotaroTF 17–6June 16–19, 20222022 Japan National Championships – Meiji Cup

Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan

Win11–10 Flag of Japan.svg Aoyagi Yoshinosuke4–2
Loss10–10 Flag of Japan.svg Kaiki Yamaguchi1–8
Win10–9 Flag of Japan.svg Taiki Tsutsumi3–0
2021 Japan Nationals 5th at 61 kg
Loss9–9 Flag of Japan.svg Kodai Ogawa4–4December 16–19, 20212021 Japan National Championships – Emperor's Cup

Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan

Loss9–8 Flag of Japan.svg Rei Higuchi 1–2
Win9–7 Flag of Japan.svg Fukami KotetsuTF 10–0
2021 Japan Nationals Silver medal icon.svg at 61 kg
Loss8–7 Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiro Hasegawa 1–6May 27–30, 20212021 Japan National Championships – Meiji Cup

Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan

Win8–6 Flag of Japan.svg Kodai Ogawa7–4
Win7–6 Flag of Japan.svg Wataru TadanoTF 11–0
2020 Japan Nationals 5th at 61 kg
Loss6–6 Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiro Hasegawa TF 1–12December 17–20, 20182020 Japan National Championships – Emperor's Cup

Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan

Loss6–5 Flag of Japan.svg Kodai Ogawa1–7
2019 Japan Nationals Bronze medal icon.svg at 57 kg
Win6–4 Flag of Japan.svg Taiki Arinobu8–4December 19–22, 20192019 Japan National Championships – Emperor's Cup

Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan

Loss5–4 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Takahashi TF 1–11
Win5–3 Flag of Japan.svg Iwasawa KanTF 12–1
Win4–3 Flag of Japan.svg Daiki Araki12–3
Win3–3 Flag of Japan.svg Suwama Shotaro4–1
2019 Japan Nationals 8th at 57 kg
Loss2–3 Flag of Japan.svg Daiki Araki3–4June 13–16, 20192019 Japan National Championships – Meiji Cup

Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan

2018 Japan Nationals 5th at 57 kg
Loss2–2 Flag of Japan.svg Daiki Araki1–3December 20–23, 20182018 Japan National Championships – Emperor's Cup

Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan

Loss2–1 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Takahashi 0–7
Win2–0 Flag of Japan.svg Rikuto Arai2–2
Win1–0 Flag of Japan.svg Taiki ArinobuTF 12–2

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