Shohei Yabiku

Shohei Yabiku (屋比久翔平, Yabiku Shōhei; born January 4, 1995) is a Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler. He qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics, having finished runner-up to Akzhol Makhmudov in men's Greco-Roman 77 kg at the 2021 Asian Qualification Tournament in Almaty, Kazakhstan.^[1] In the 77 kg event, Yabiku won a bronze medal.^[2][3]

Shohei Yabiku

Shohei Yabiku (2020 Summer Olympics)
Personal information
Nationality	Japan
Born	(1995-01-04) January 4, 1995 (age 29) Okinawa, Japan
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Wrestling
Weight class	77 kg
Event	Greco-Roman
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing  Japan Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo 77 kg Olympic Qualification Tournament 2021 Almaty 77 kg Japan National Championships 2020 Tokyo 77 kg 2019 Tokyo 77 kg 2018 Tokyo 77 kg All-Japan Invitational Championships 2018 Tokyo 77 kg Junior World Championships 2013 Sofia 66 kg

He competed in the 77 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.^[4]

References

1. Marantz, Ken (9 April 2021). "Ryu Grabs Ticket to Tokyo While Kyrgyzstan Secures Three Olympic Spots". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
2. "Japan's Shohei Yabiku wins Greco-Roman welterweight bronze medal". The Japan Times. 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
3. "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
4. (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

External links

• Shohei Yabiku at the International Wrestling Database 
• Shohei Yabiku at Olympedia