Risako Kawai (川井 梨紗子, Kawai Risako, born 21 November 1994)[1] is a Japanese wrestler. She is a two-time gold medalist at the Olympic Games, a three-time gold medalist at the World Wrestling Championships and a four-time gold medalist at the Asian Wrestling Championships.
She finished second at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas[2] and represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal by defeating Maria Mamashuk of Belarus 3-0.
She celebrated her Olympic gold medal victory by delivering two fireman's carry takedowns to her coach (Kazuhito Sakae).[3]
Kawai's Olympic gold medal was one of four won by Japan's women's wrestling team at the 2016 Rio games.[4]
In 2021, Kawai won the gold medal in the 57 kg wrestling division at the Tokyo Olympics. Her younger sister Yukako had won gold in the 62 kg division the previous day.[5]
Championships and accomplishments
- Tokyo Sports
- Wrestling Special Award (2016, 2017)[6]
References
- ^ "Risako Kawai". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "2015 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ Video, Telegraph (19 August 2016). "Japanese wrestler Risako Kawai takes down her coach in celebration". The Telegraph.
- ^ "The Women of Japan's Wrestling Team Remain the Most Dominant Force on the Planet".
- ^ Landers, Serena (5 August 2021), "Wrestling: Risako Kawai Follows Sister Yukako in Winning Gold", Japan Forward
- ^ "東京スポーツ プロレス大賞（2010～）". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 December 2017.
External links
- Risako Kawai at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
- Risako Kawai at United World Wrestling
- Risako Kawai at Olympics.com
- Risako Kawai at Olympic.org (archived)
- Risako Kawai at Olympedia
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