Hiroe Minagawa (皆川 博恵, Minagawa Hiroe, born 19 August 1987) née Suzuki is a Japanese sport wrestler who competes in the women's freestyle category.[1] She claimed silver medal in the women's 76 kg event during the 2019 World Wrestling Championships and also qualified to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics which will be held in Japan.[2][3][4]

Hiroe Minagawa 鈴木博恵
Personal information
NationalityJapan Japanese
Born (1987-08-19) 19 August 1987 (age 36)
Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportWrestling
EventFree style
Medal record
Women's Freestyle Wrestling
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Nur-Sultan 76 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest 76 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Paris 75 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta 76 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 New Delhi 72kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha 75kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bishkek 76kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Astana 75kg
World Combat Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Beijing 72kg
Wrestling World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2018 Takasaki
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Gold medal – first place 2019 Krasnoyarsk 76kg

She was part of the Japan team which emerged as winners of the Wrestling World Cup in 2018.

References edit

  1. ^ "International Wrestling Database - Hiroe Minagawa". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  2. ^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  3. ^ jeandaniel. "World Championships". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Wrestlers Risako Kawai, Hiroe Minagawa punch tickets for 2020 Tokyo Games; Kaori Icho eliminated". The Japan Times Online. 18 September 2019. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 20 September 2019.

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