Nonoka Ozaki

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Nonoka Ozaki
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Personal information
Born (2003-03-23) 23 March 2003 (age 21)
Tokyo, Japan
Height164 cm (5.38 ft; 65 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st)
Sport
CountryJapan
Sport Amateur wrestling
Weight class
  • 62 kg
  • 65 kg
  • 68 kg
Event Freestyle

Nonoka Ozaki (born 23 March 2003) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She is a two-time gold medalist at the World Wrestling Championships and a two-time gold medalist at the Asian Wrestling Championships.

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Career

Ozaki won the gold medal in the girls' freestyle 57 kg event at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She defeated Anna Szél of Hungary in her gold medal match.

Ozaki won one of the bronze medals in the women's 62 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway. [1] [2] She defeated Ilona Prokopevniuk of Ukraine in her bronze medal match.

Ozaki won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. [3] She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 World Junior Wrestling Championships held in Sofia, Bulgaria. [4] In the same year, Ozaki won the gold medal in the 62 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. [5] [6] She also won the gold medal in the 62 kg event at the 2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Pontevedra, Spain. [7]

Ozaki won the silver medal in the women's 62 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China. [8] In the final, she lost against Mun Hyon-gyong of North Korea. [8]

She won the gold medal in the 65 kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. [9] [10] She defeated Macey Kilty of the United States in her gold medal match. [9] [10] She also won the gold medal in the women's 68 kg event at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. [11]

Achievements

YearTournamentLocationResultEvent
2021 World Championships Oslo, Norway3rd Freestyle 62 kg
2022 Asian Championships Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia1stFreestyle 62 kg
World Championships Belgrade, Serbia1st Freestyle 62 kg
2023 Asian Championships Astana, Kazakhstan3rd Freestyle 62 kg
World Championships Belgrade, Serbia1st Freestyle 65 kg
Asian Games Hangzhou, China2nd Freestyle 62 kg
2024 Asian Championships Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan1st Freestyle 68 kg

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