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 27)
Kikuchi, Kumamoto, Kyushu Island, Japan[ citation needed ]
Height165 cm (5.41 ft; 65 in)
Sport
CountryJapan
Sport Amateur wrestling
Weight class72 kg
Event Freestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Oslo 72 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Nur-Sultan 72 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Belgrade 72 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 New Delhi 75 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Bishkek 72 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Krasnoyarsk 72 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 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] She is also a two-time medalist at the Asian Wrestling Championships.

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Career

Furuichi won the silver medal in the women's 75 kg event at the 2017 Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India. [3] In 2018, she won the bronze medal in the women's 72 kg event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. [4]

In 2019, Furuichi won one of the bronze medals in the women's 72 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. [5] [6] She won the gold medal in the 72 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway. [1] [2]

Furuichi won one of the bronze medals in the 72 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. [7] [8]

Achievements

YearTournamentLocationResultEvent
2017 Asian Championships New Delhi, India2ndFreestyle 75 kg
2018 Asian Championships Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan3rdFreestyle 72 kg
2019 World Championships Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan3rd Freestyle 72 kg
2021 World Championships Oslo, Norway1st Freestyle 72 kg
2022 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia3rd Freestyle 72 kg

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