Tsugumi Sakurai

Tsugumi Sakurai is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She is a three-time gold medalist at the World Wrestling Championships (2021, 2022 and 2023). She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Tsugumi Sakurai
Tsugumi Sakurai at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Birth name櫻井つぐみ
Nationality Japan
Born (2001-09-03) 3 September 2001
Kochi, Japan
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Sport
Country Japan
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class57 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Japan
World Championships
2021 Oslo 55 kg
2022 Belgrade 57 kg
2023 Belgrade 57 kg
Asian Games
2022 Hangzhou 57 kg
Asian Championships
2022 Ulaanbaatar57 kg
2024 Bishkek57 kg

Career

Sakurai won the gold medal in the women's 55 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[1][2][3] She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[4]

Sakurai won the gold medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[5][6] A year later, she also won the gold medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[7] In October 2023, Sakurai won the gold medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.[8] She defeated Jong In-sun of North Korea in her gold medal match.[8]

Achievements
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2021 World Championships Oslo, Norway 1st Freestyle 55 kg
2022 Asian Championships Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 1st Freestyle 57 kg
World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st Freestyle 57 kg
2023 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st Freestyle 57 kg
Asian Games Hangzhou, China 1st Freestyle 57 kg
2024 Asian Championships Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 2nd Freestyle 57 kg

References
  1. Houston, Michael (5 October 2021). "Double Olympic champion Sadulaev wins gold on fourth day of Wrestling World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  2. "Tsugumi Sakurai wins gold in women's 55 kg at wrestling worlds". The Japan Times. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  3. "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. "2022 Asian Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  5. Brennan, Eliott (15 September 2022). "Olympic champion Stock-Mensah resumes title success at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  6. "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  7. "2023 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  8. "2022 Asian Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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