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| Native name | 藤波朱理 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 November 2003 Yokkaichi, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 53 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 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
- ^ "United World Wrestling profile". Archived from the original on 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2022 Asian Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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
- Akari Fujinami at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
- Akari Fujinami at United World Wrestling
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