Saori Yoshida (吉田 沙保里, Yoshida Saori, born 5 October 1982) is a Japanese former freestyle wrestler. Starting in 1998, she won almost every major competition,[4] including three Olympic Games, four Asian Games, and 13 world championships, and became the most decorated athlete in freestyle wrestling history.[5] As of 2016, Yoshida had only three senior career losses in international competitions, to Marcie Van Dusen (0–2) on 20 January 2008 at the Team World Cup series, Valeria Zholobova (1–2) on 27 May 2012 at the World Cup, and to Helen Maroulis (1–4) on 18 August 2016 at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.[6]
Saori Yoshida
Saori Yoshida with her coach Kazuhito Sakae after winning the 2008 Olympic gold
Personal information
Born
(1982-10-05) 5 October 1982 (age 41) Tsu, Mie, Japan
Yoshida was the flagbearer for Japan at the 2006 Asian Games[1] and at the 2012 Olympics.[7] In 2007, she became the first female wrestler to be named Japanese Athlete of the Year, and in 2012 she received the People's Honour Award.[1]
Yoshida started competing internationally as a cadet, in 1998, in the 52 kg category. By 2002, when she moved to seniors, she competed in the 59 kg division. The same year, she lost 4 kg, and remained in the 55 kg category until 2014. She moved to the 53 kg class at the 2014 World Cup and World Championships as part of her preparation for the 2016 Olympics,[8] where the traditional 48–55–63–75 kg scheme would be changed to 48–53–58–63–69–75 kg.[9] However, two weeks after the World Championships she returned to the 55 kg category at the 2014 Asian Games, which kept the old weight divisions.[4] Yoshida announced her retirement on Twitter in January 2019.[10]
Family and public lifeedit
Yoshida is the daughter of Eikatsu Yoshida, a former national champion and wrestling coach.[11][1] She started training in wrestling aged 3, following her father and two elder brothers.[12] Since 2011, she has been a face of the ALSOK security group and regularly appears in their commercials.[13]
In December 2008, the wrestling singlet which Yoshida wore in the Olympic final bout earlier that year, was sold for 551,000 yen (ca. US$6,123) at an internet auction, and the money donated to the Japanese Red Cross society.[3]
In 2013, when the International Olympic Committee named wrestling as a candidate for exclusion from the Games, she became an active part of the Japanese lobbying team that persuaded the IOC to retain wrestling at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[5]
In May 2014, Yoshida made a cameo appearance in the Japanese television drama Tokyo Metropolitan Guard Center, and later wished to resume acting after retiring from wrestling.[1]
Olympic Games/World Championship/Asian Games matchesedit
^ abIwamoto, Shintaro (September 20, 2013) WRESTLING/ Yoshida captures 11th straight world championship Archived September 29, 2014, at archive.today. ajw.asahi.com.
^Odeven, Ed (May 31, 2012). . The Japan Times. p. 20. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012.
^. The Asahi Shimbun. August 4, 2012. Archived from the original on August 8, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
^Yoshida, Icho extend dominance. japantimes.co.jp. September 12, 2014
^Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Rio 2016. FILA
^Diamond, James (January 9, 2019). "Thirteen-time UWW world champion and triple Olympic gold medallist Yoshida retires". inside the games.
^Japan Blanks Russia for Women's World Cup Crown. aipsmedia.com
saori, yoshida, 吉田, 沙保里, yoshida, saori, born, october, 1982, japanese, former, freestyle, wrestler, starting, 1998, almost, every, major, competition, including, three, olympic, games, four, asian, games, world, championships, became, most, decorated, athlete. Saori Yoshida 吉田 沙保里 Yoshida Saori born 5 October 1982 is a Japanese former freestyle wrestler Starting in 1998 she won almost every major competition 4 including three Olympic Games four Asian Games and 13 world championships and became the most decorated athlete in freestyle wrestling history 5 As of 2016 Yoshida had only three senior career losses in international competitions to Marcie Van Dusen 0 2 on 20 January 2008 at the Team World Cup series Valeria Zholobova 1 2 on 27 May 2012 at the World Cup and to Helen Maroulis 1 4 on 18 August 2016 at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro 6 Saori YoshidaSaori Yoshida with her coach Kazuhito Sakae after winning the 2008 Olympic goldPersonal informationBorn 1982 10 05 5 October 1982 age 41 Tsu Mie JapanAlma materShigakkan University 1 Height1 57 m 5 ft 2 in Weight53 kg 117 lb SportSportProfessional wrestlingEventFreestyleClubHigh School Wrestling Club HisaiSogho Security Services 2 ALSOK Tokyo 1 Coached byMasanori OhashiShigeo Kinase 1 Kazuhito SakaeEikatsu Yoshida 3 Medal record Women s freestyle wrestling Representing Japan Olympic Games 2004 Athens 55 kg 2008 Beijing 55 kg 2012 London 55 kg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 53 kg World Championships 2002 Chalkida 55 kg 2003 New York 55 kg 2005 Budapest 55 kg 2006 Guangzhou 55 kg 2007 Baku 55 kg 2008 Tokyo 55 kg 2009 Herning 55 kg 2010 Moscow 55 kg 2011 Istanbul 55 kg 2012 Edmonton 55 kg 2013 Budapest 55 kg 2014 Tashkent 53 kg 2015 Las Vegas 53 kg Asian Games 2002 Busan 55 kg 2006 Doha 55 kg 2010 Guangzhou 55 kg 2014 Incheon 55 kg Asian Championships 2004 Tokyo 55 kg 2005 Wuhan 55 kg 2007 Bishkek 55 kg 2008 Jeju 55 kg Yoshida was the flagbearer for Japan at the 2006 Asian Games 1 and at the 2012 Olympics 7 In 2007 she became the first female wrestler to be named Japanese Athlete of the Year and in 2012 she received the People s Honour Award 1 Contents 1 Weight 2 Family and public life 3 Olympic Games World Championship Asian Games matches 4 Championships and accomplishments 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksWeight editYoshida started competing internationally as a cadet in 1998 in the 52 kg category By 2002 when she moved to seniors she competed in the 59 kg division The same year she lost 4 kg and remained in the 55 kg category until 2014 She moved to the 53 kg class at the 2014 World Cup and World Championships as part of her preparation for the 2016 Olympics 8 where the traditional 48 55 63 75 kg scheme would be changed to 48 53 58 63 69 75 kg 9 However two weeks after the World Championships she returned to the 55 kg category at the 2014 Asian Games which kept the old weight divisions 4 Yoshida announced her retirement on Twitter in January 2019 10 Family and public life editYoshida is the daughter of Eikatsu Yoshida a former national champion and wrestling coach 11 1 She started training in wrestling aged 3 following her father and two elder brothers 12 Since 2011 she has been a face of the ALSOK security group and regularly appears in their commercials 13 In December 2008 the wrestling singlet which Yoshida wore in the Olympic final bout earlier that year was sold for 551 000 yen ca US 6 123 at an internet auction and the money donated to the Japanese Red Cross society 3 In 2013 when the International Olympic Committee named wrestling as a candidate for exclusion from the Games she became an active part of the Japanese lobbying team that persuaded the IOC to retain wrestling at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics 5 In May 2014 Yoshida made a cameo appearance in the Japanese television drama Tokyo Metropolitan Guard Center and later wished to resume acting after retiring from wrestling 1 Olympic Games World Championship Asian Games matches editRes Record Opponent Score Date Event Location 2016 Olympic silver medalist at 53kg Loss 89 1 nbsp Helen Maroulis 1 4 August 18 2016 2016 Summer Olympics nbsp Rio de Janeiro Win 89 0 nbsp Betzabeth Arguello 6 0 Win 88 0 nbsp Isabelle Sambou 4 0 Win 87 0 nbsp Nataliya Synyshyn 9 0 2015 World champion at 53kg Win 86 0 nbsp Sofia Mattsson 2 1 September 10 2015 2015 World Championship nbsp Las Vegas NV Win 85 0 nbsp Jong Myong suk 5 2 Win 84 0 nbsp Anzhela Dorogan 11 0 Win 83 0 nbsp Nguyễn Thị Lụa 10 0 Win 82 0 nbsp Nadine Tokar Fall 2014 Asian Games champion at 55kg Win 81 0 nbsp Sundeviin Byambatseren 12 1 September 28 2014 2014 Asian Games nbsp Inchon Win 80 0 nbsp Babita Kumari 14 4 Win 79 0 nbsp Phạm Thị Loan Fall Win 78 0 nbsp Zhong Xuechun 12 9 2014 World champion at 53kg Win 77 0 nbsp Sofia Mattsson 6 0 September 10 2014 2014 World Championship nbsp Tashkent Win 76 0 nbsp Jillian Gallays Fall Win 75 0 nbsp Natalia Malysheva 10 0 Win 74 0 nbsp Pang Qianyu Fall 2013 World champion at 55kg Win 73 0 nbsp Sofia Mattsson 5 0 September 19 2013 2013 World Championship nbsp Budapest Win 72 0 nbsp Iryna Husyak 8 0 Win 71 0 nbsp Sundeviin Byambatseren 8 0 Win 70 0 nbsp Valeria Koblova 7 0 Win 69 0 nbsp Ana Maria Pavăl 8 0 2012 World champion at 55kg Win 68 0 nbsp Helen Maroulis Fall September 28 2012 2012 World Championship nbsp Strathcona County AL Win 67 0 nbsp Nataliya Synyshyn Fall Win 66 0 nbsp Geeta Phogat Fall Win 65 0 nbsp Akziya Dautbayeva Fall 2012 Olympic champion at 55kg Win 64 0 nbsp Tonya Verbeek 3 0 2 0 9 August 2012 2012 Summer Olympics nbsp London Win 63 0 nbsp Valeria Zholobova 1 0 2 0 Win 62 0 nbsp Yuliya Ratkevich 1 0 2 0 Win 61 0 nbsp Kelsey Campbell 1 0 1 0 2011 World champion at 55kg Win 60 0 nbsp Tonya Verbeek 0 1 2 2 3 2 September 15 2011 2011 World Championship nbsp Istanbul Win 59 0 nbsp Ida Theres Nerell 6 0 6 0 Win 58 0 nbsp Alma Valencia 5 0 7 0 Win 57 0 nbsp Helen Maroulis Fall Win 56 0 nbsp Emriye Musta Fall 2010 Asian Games champion at 55kg Win 55 0 nbsp Zhang Lan 5 0 1 0 November 26 2010 2010 Asian Games nbsp Guangzhou Win 54 0 nbsp Pak Yon hui Fall Win 53 0 nbsp Liliya Shakirova 1 0 7 0 Win 52 0 nbsp Batbaataryn Nomin Erdene 4 0 5 0 2010 World champion at 55kg Win 51 0 nbsp Yuliya Ratkevich 2 0 6 0 September 9 2010 2010 World Championship nbsp Moscow Win 50 0 nbsp Maria Gurova 5 0 3 0 Win 49 0 nbsp Tatiana Suarez 3 0 7 0 Win 48 0 nbsp Tamara Kazaryan 6 0 6 0 Win 47 0 nbsp Um Ji eun Fall 2009 World champion at 55kg Win 46 0 nbsp Sona Ahmadli 3 0 6 0 September 24 2009 2009 World Championship nbsp Herning Win 45 0 nbsp Tonya Verbeek 3 0 3 2 Win 44 0 nbsp Ana Maria Pavăl Fall Win 43 0 nbsp Anna Gomis 1 0 2 1 Win 42 0 nbsp Maminirina Rafaliharisolo 8 0 7 0 2008 Olympic champion at 55kg Win 41 0 nbsp Xu Li Fall August 16 2008 2008 Summer Olympics nbsp Beijing Win 40 0 nbsp Tonya Verbeek 2 0 6 0 Win 39 0 nbsp Natalia Golts 2 1 4 0 Win 38 0 nbsp Ida Theres Nerell 3 1 4 0 2007 World champion at 55kg Win 37 0 nbsp Ida Theres Nerell 8 0 September 21 2007 2007 World Championship nbsp Baku Win 36 0 nbsp Alena Filipava 7 0 Win 35 0 nbsp Jackeline Renteria Castillo 7 4 Win 34 0 nbsp Joice Silva 10 0 Win 33 0 nbsp Jessica Bechtel 9 0 2006 Asian Games champion at 55kg Win 32 0 nbsp Olga Smirnova 3 0 6 0 December 11 2006 2006 Asian Games nbsp Doha Win 31 0 nbsp Su Lihui 6 1 2 0 Win 30 0 nbsp Alka Tomar 1 0 5 0 2006 World champion at 55kg Win 29 0 nbsp Mariya Ivanova 13 0 September 29 2006 2006 World Championship nbsp Guangzhou Win 28 0 nbsp Ida Theres Nerell 10 3 Win 27 0 nbsp Anna Gomis 3 1 Win 26 0 nbsp Natalya Golts 8 0 Win 25 0 nbsp Marcia Mendoza 6 3 2005 World champion at 55kg Win 24 0 nbsp Lihui Su 6 0 September 28 2005 2006 World Championship nbsp Budapest Win 23 0 nbsp Tonya Verbeek 4 0 Win 22 0 nbsp Ludmila Cristea 6 0 Win 21 0 nbsp Ana Maria Paval 4 0 Win 20 0 nbsp Rathi Neha 10 0 2004 Olympic champion at 55kg Win 19 0 nbsp Tonya Verbeek 5 0 August 23 2004 2004 Summer Olympics nbsp Athens Win 18 0 nbsp Anna Gomis 7 6 Win 17 0 nbsp Diletta Giampiccolo 10 0 August 22 2004 Win 16 0 nbsp Sun Dongmei 11 0 2003 World champion at 55kg Win 15 0 nbsp Tina George 5 2 September 12 2003 2003 World Championship nbsp New York City NY Win 14 0 nbsp Natalya Golts 3 2 Win 13 0 nbsp Jennifer Ryz 10 0 Win 12 0 nbsp Monika Michalik 4 0 Win 11 0 nbsp Kitti Godo 3 0 Win 10 0 nbsp Olga Serbina 10 0 2002 World champion at 55kg Win 9 0 nbsp Tina George 10 4 November 11 2002 2002 World Championship nbsp Chalkida Win 8 0 nbsp Ida Theres Nerell 10 0 Win 7 0 nbsp Jennifer Ryz 11 0 Win 6 0 nbsp Minerva Perez 10 1 Win 5 0 nbsp Tatyana Lazareva 3 0 2002 Asian Games champion at 55kg Win 4 0 nbsp Lee Na lae 11 1 October 6 2002 2002 Asian Games nbsp Busan Win 3 0 nbsp Alka Tomar 10 0 Win 2 0 nbsp Naidangiin Otgonjargal 7 0 Win 1 0 nbsp Sun Dongmei 10 0Championships and accomplishments editTokyo Sports Wrestling Special Award 2002 2003 2004 2006 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 14 15 See also editList of multiple Olympic gold medalists List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event List of multiple Olympic medalists in one event List of multiple Summer Olympic medalistsReferences edit a b c d e f g YOSHIDA Saori incheon2014ag org Archived from the original on October 2 2014 Saori Yoshida sports reference com Archived from the original on April 17 2020 a b To Our Friends in Wrestling Around the world japan wrestling org 2008 a b Yoshida Saori JPN iat uni leipzig de a b Iwamoto Shintaro September 20 2013 WRESTLING Yoshida captures 11th straight world championship Archived September 29 2014 at archive today ajw asahi com Odeven Ed May 31 2012 Yoshida returns focus to Olympic three peat after rare defeat The Japan Times p 20 Archived from the original on May 30 2012 OLYMPICS WRESTLING 2 time gold medalist Yoshida eager to break flag bearer jinx The Asahi Shimbun August 4 2012 Archived from the original on August 8 2012 Retrieved August 15 2012 Yoshida Icho extend dominance japantimes co jp September 12 2014 Qualification System Games of the XXXI Olympiad Rio 2016 FILA Diamond James January 9 2019 Thirteen time UWW world champion and triple Olympic gold medallist Yoshida retires inside the games Japan Blanks Russia for Women s World Cup Crown aipsmedia com Athletes gt Saori Yoshida gt Bio 2008 nbcolympics com ALSOK Commercial Song G VOICE Vol 52 September 2012 東京スポーツ プロレス大賞 選考経過 2000 2009 Tokyo Sports in Japanese Retrieved December 16 2017 東京スポーツ プロレス大賞 2010 Tokyo Sports in Japanese Retrieved December 16 2017 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saori Yoshida Athlete Biography at beijing2008 Olympic Games Preceded byAi Fukuhara Flagbearer for nbsp JapanLondon 2012 Succeeded byKeisuke Ushiro Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saori Yoshida amp oldid 1220612272, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
