Hitomi Obara née Sakamoto (小原 日登美, Obara Hitomi, born January 4, 1981) is a female wrestler from Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan. She is Captain in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. On 8 August 2012, Obara won the women's 48kg freestyle wrestling gold in her first Olympic Games at London's Excel Arena.[1]
 Obara at the 2012 Summer Olympics | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Women's freestyle wrestling | ||
Representing  Japan
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Olympic Games
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2012 London | 48 kg |
| World Championships | ||
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2000 Sofia | 51 kg |
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2001 Sofia | 51 kg |
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2005 Budapest | 51 kg |
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2006 Guangzhou | 51 kg |
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2007 Baku | 51 kg |
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2008 Tokyo | 51 kg |
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2010 Moscow | 48 kg |
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2011 Istanbul | 48 kg |
| Asian Games | ||
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2010 Guangzhou | 48 kg |
| Asian Championships | ||
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2000 Seoul | 51 kg |
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2005 Wuhan | 51 kg |
Awards edit
- Tokyo Sports
- Wrestling Special Award (2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012)[2][3]
References edit
- ^ "Olympics: Obara out of retirement to win wrestling gold". The Times Of India. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
- ^ "東京スポーツ プロレス大賞：選考経過（2000～2009）". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-12-16.
- ^ "東京スポーツ プロレス大賞（2010～）". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-12-16.
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