Remina Yoshimoto is a Japanese freestyle wrestler.[1] She won the gold medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[2][3] She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[4][5]
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Birth name | 吉元玲美那 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Saitama, Japan | 1 August 2000|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 151 cm (4 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 50 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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A year later, Yoshimoto won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan.[6][7] She won the gold medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.[8] She defeated Kim Son-hyang of North Korea in her gold medal match.[8]
Achievements edit
Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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2021 | World Championships | Oslo, Norway | 1st | Freestyle 50 kg |
2022 | Asian Championships | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | 1st | Freestyle 50 kg |
2023 | Asian Championships | Astana, Kazakhstan | 1st | Freestyle 50 kg |
Asian Games | Hangzhou, China | 1st | Freestyle 50 kg |
References edit
- ^ "United World Wrestling profile".
- ^ Burke, Patrick (6 October 2021). "Adelaine Maria Gray wins sixth title at Wrestling World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ Houston, Michael (21 April 2022). "World champion Yoshimito among winners of Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "2022 Asian Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ Barker, Philip (11 April 2023). "Japanese women dominate Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "2023 Asian Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ a b "2022 Asian Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Remina Yoshimoto.
- Remina Yoshimoto at the International Wrestling Database
- Remina Yoshimoto at United World Wrestling