Masako Furuichi

Masako Furuichi (born 20 October 1996) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 72 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway.[1][2] In 2019, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 72 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.[3][4] She is also a two-time medalist at the Asian Wrestling Championships.

Masako Furuichi
Masako Furuichi at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Born (1996-10-20) 20 October 1996
Height165 cm (5.41 ft; 65 in)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportAmateur wrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Japan
World Championships
2021 Oslo 72 kg
2019 Nur-Sultan 72 kg
Asian Championships
2017 New Delhi 75 kg
2018 Bishkek 72 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
2018 Krasnoyarsk 72 kg
World U23 Championships
2019 Budapest 68 kg

Major results
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2017 Asian Championships New Delhi, India 2nd Freestyle 75 kg
2018 Asian Championships Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 3rd Freestyle 72 kg
2019 World Championships Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 3rd Freestyle 72 kg
2021 World Championships Oslo, Norway 1st Freestyle 72 kg

References
  1. Burke, Patrick (7 October 2021). "Helen Louise Maroulis wins third title at Wrestling World Championships in Oslo". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 October 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. Rowbottom, Mike (18 September 2019). "Japan lead women's rankings but miss gold at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 January 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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