Chizuru Arai

Chizuru Arai (新井 千鶴, Arai Chizuru, born 1 November 1993) is a Japanese retired[1] judoka.[2][3] Arai won the gold medal in judo's 70 kg division, and silver in the mixed team event, at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4][5]

Chizuru Arai
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993
Yorii, Japan
OccupationJudoka
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country Japan
SportJudo
Weight class–70 kg
Retired10 September 2021 (2021-09-10)[1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2020)
World Champ. (2017, 2018)
Asian Champ. (2014)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg
2020 Tokyo Mixed team
World Championships
2017 Budapest ‍–‍70 kg
2018 Baku ‍–‍70 kg
Asian Games
2014 Incheon Women's team
2014 Incheon ‍–‍70 kg
World Masters
2015 Rabat ‍–‍70 kg
2019 Qingdao ‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2013 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg
2015 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg
2016 Tyumen ‍–‍70 kg
2017 Paris ‍–‍70 kg
2018 Osaka ‍–‍70 kg
2019 Baku ‍–‍70 kg
2020 Düsseldorf ‍–‍70 kg
2021 Tashkent ‍–‍70 kg
2013 Moscow ‍–‍70 kg
2016 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg
2017 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg
2018 Paris ‍–‍70 kg
2014 Tyumen ‍–‍70 kg
2015 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍70 kg
2019 Osaka ‍–‍70 kg
2021 Kazan ‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2015 Düsseldorf ‍–‍70 kg
2017 Düsseldorf ‍–‍70 kg
2016 Düsseldorf ‍–‍70 kg
2014 Düsseldorf ‍–‍70 kg
2018 Hohhot ‍–‍70 kg
World Juniors Championships
2013 Ljubljana ‍–‍70 kg
Asian Junior Championships
2012 Taipei ‍–‍70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF11690
JudoInside.com84239
Updated on 23 May 2023

Career

She competed at the 2014 Judo Grand Prix Düsseldorf, finishing third, and 2015 Judo Grand Prix Düsseldorf. She won a gold medal at the 2017 World Judo Championships in Budapest.

References
  1. "Olympic Champion Chizuru Arai thanks judo but retires". JudoInside.com. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. "Chizuru Arai". judoinside.com. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  3. IJF profile
  4. "2020 Summer Olympics — Judo - Women 70 kg Schedule". 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  5. "Judo ARAI Chizuru". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

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