Tsugumi Sakurai

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Tsugumi Sakurai
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Tsugumi Sakurai at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Birth name櫻井つぐみ
NationalityFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Born (2001-09-03) 3 September 2001 (age 22)
Kochi, Japan
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Sport
CountryFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Sport Amateur wrestling
Weight class57 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 55 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Belgrade 57 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Belgrade 57 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou 57 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Ulaanbaatar 57 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Bishkek 57 kg

Tsugumi Sakurai is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She is a three-time gold medalist at the World Wrestling Championships (2021, 2022 and 2023). She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

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Career

Sakurai won the gold medal in the women's 55 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway. [1] [2] [3] She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. [4]

Sakurai won the gold medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. [5] [6] A year later, she also won the gold medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. [7] In October 2023, Sakurai won the gold medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China. [8] She defeated Jong In-sun of North Korea in her gold medal match. [8]

Achievements

YearTournamentLocationResultEvent
2021 World Championships Oslo, Norway1st Freestyle 55 kg
2022 Asian Championships Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia1stFreestyle 57 kg
World Championships Belgrade, Serbia1st Freestyle 57 kg
2023 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia1st Freestyle 57 kg
Asian Games Hangzhou, China1st Freestyle 57 kg
2024 Asian Championships Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan2nd Freestyle 57 kg

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