Akari Fujinami

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Akari Fujinami
Akari Fujinami at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Native name藤波朱理
Nationality Japan
Born (2003-11-11) 11 November 2003 (age 20)
Yokkaichi, Japan
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country Japan
SportWrestling
Weight class53 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Oslo 53 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Belgrade 53 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 53 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Ulaanbaatar 53 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Astana 53 kg
Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2023 Sofia 55 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2023 Zagreb 53 kg

Akari Fujinami (Japanese: 藤波朱理; born 11 November 2003) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler.[1] Her older brother is 2017 World Wrestling Championships bronze medalist Yuhi Fujinami.[2] She has won 111 straight national and international bouts since her loss at the National Junior High School Wrestling Championships [ja] in 2017.[3]

Fujinami won the gold medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[4][5] She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[6][7]

Fujinami won the gold medal in the women's 55 kg event at the 2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[8] She also won the gold medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.[9] She defeated Pang Qianyu of China in her gold medal match.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "United World Wrestling profile". Archived from the original on 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  2. ^ "17歳藤波朱理が初出場V 兄は17年世界選手権銅" [17-year-old Akari Fujinami won the World Championships in her first appearance. Her brother won bronze at the 2017 World Championships]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan. 2020-12-20. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  3. ^ "国内外86連勝の超逸材など日本女子レスリングは早くも世代交代？ 続々と現れる金メダル級のニューヒロインたち" [Starting with a super-talented wrestler who has won 86 consecutive victories at home and abroad, is Japan's women's wrestling already undergoing a generational change?　New heroines of the gold medal caliber emerging one after another] (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on 2021-10-10. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  4. ^ Burke, Patrick (6 October 2021). "Adelaine Maria Gray wins sixth title at Wrestling World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  5. ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Japan dominate second day of women's bouts at Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. 22 April 2022. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  7. ^ "2022 Asian Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  8. ^ "2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  9. ^ 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.

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