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{{Nihongo|'''Takuto Otoguro'''|乙黒 拓斗|Otoguro Takuto|born December 13, 1998 in [[Yamanashi Prefecture]]}} is a [[Japan]]ese [[freestyle wrestler]] who competes at 65 kilograms.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Freestyle wrestling - Takuto Otoguro (Japan)|url=https://www.the-sports.org/takuto-otoguro-freestyle-wrestling-spf439434.html|access-date=2020-12-19|website=www.the-sports.org}}</ref> A [[List of Cadet, Junior, and Espoir World Champions in men's freestyle wrestling#Cadet Worlds, 2014–2017 (17 and Under)|Cadet World Champion]], Otoguro first broke into the senior scene when he went undefeated (16–0) in 2018, claiming the [[2018 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 65 kg|World Championship]] and the National Championship at age 19.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Eric|title=Japan, U.S. Derail Russian Rout in Cadet World Championships Freestyle|url=https://uww.org/article/japan-us-derail-russian-rout-cadet-world-championships-freestyle|access-date=2021-04-17|website=United World Wrestling|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gallo|first=Ed|date=2020-03-06|title=Wrestling breakdown: 2018 World champion Takuto Otoguro rebounds with Asian Championship gold|url=https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2020/3/6/21166138/wrestling-breakdown-2018-world-champion-takuto-otoguro-asian-championship-gold|access-date=2021-04-17|website=Bloody Elbow|language=en}}</ref> He then went on to become a two–time [[Asian Wrestling Championships#Competitions|Asian Continental Champion]] (claiming titles in [[2020 Asian Wrestling Championships|2020]] and [[2021 Asian Wrestling Championships|2021]]).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Otoguro Takuto beats Bajrang Punia at Asian Championships final|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/otoguro-takuto-bajrang-punia-asian-championships-final/|access-date=2021-04-17|website=Olympic Channel}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Ravi retains Asian title, Bajrang settles for silver after withdrawing from final due to injury|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/ravi-retains-asian-title-bajrang-settles-for-silver-after-withdrawing-from-final-due-to-injury/2066531|access-date=2021-04-17|website=www.outlookindia.com/}}</ref> In the [[2020 summer olympics|2020 Summer Olympics]], he won the gold medal in the 65kg Men's Freestyle. |
{{Nihongo|'''Takuto Otoguro'''|乙黒 拓斗|Otoguro Takuto|born December 13, 1998 in [[Yamanashi Prefecture]]}} is a [[Japan]]ese [[freestyle wrestler]] who competes at 65 kilograms.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Freestyle wrestling - Takuto Otoguro (Japan)|url=https://www.the-sports.org/takuto-otoguro-freestyle-wrestling-spf439434.html|access-date=2020-12-19|website=www.the-sports.org}}</ref> A [[List of Cadet, Junior, and Espoir World Champions in men's freestyle wrestling#Cadet Worlds, 2014–2017 (17 and Under)|Cadet World Champion]], Otoguro first broke into the senior scene when he went undefeated (16–0) in 2018, claiming the [[2018 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 65 kg|World Championship]] and the National Championship at age 19.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Eric|title=Japan, U.S. Derail Russian Rout in Cadet World Championships Freestyle|url=https://uww.org/article/japan-us-derail-russian-rout-cadet-world-championships-freestyle|access-date=2021-04-17|website=United World Wrestling|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gallo|first=Ed|date=2020-03-06|title=Wrestling breakdown: 2018 World champion Takuto Otoguro rebounds with Asian Championship gold|url=https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2020/3/6/21166138/wrestling-breakdown-2018-world-champion-takuto-otoguro-asian-championship-gold|access-date=2021-04-17|website=Bloody Elbow|language=en}}</ref> He then went on to become a two–time [[Asian Wrestling Championships#Competitions|Asian Continental Champion]] (claiming titles in [[2020 Asian Wrestling Championships|2020]] and [[2021 Asian Wrestling Championships|2021]]).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Otoguro Takuto beats Bajrang Punia at Asian Championships final|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/otoguro-takuto-bajrang-punia-asian-championships-final/|access-date=2021-04-17|website=Olympic Channel}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Ravi retains Asian title, Bajrang settles for silver after withdrawing from final due to injury|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/ravi-retains-asian-title-bajrang-settles-for-silver-after-withdrawing-from-final-due-to-injury/2066531|access-date=2021-04-17|website=www.outlookindia.com/}}</ref> In the [[2020 summer olympics|2020 Summer Olympics]], he won the gold medal in the 65kg Men's Freestyle.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wrestling - OTOGURO Takuto vs ALIYEV Haji - Final Results|url=http://../../../en/results/wrestling/result-men-s-freestyle-65kg-fnl-000100-.htm|access-date=2021-08-07|website=..|language=en-us}}</ref> |
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== Career == |
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Weight class | 65 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Yamanashi Gakuin University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Takuto Otoguro (乙黒 拓斗, Otoguro Takuto, born December 13, 1998 in Yamanashi Prefecture) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler who competes at 65 kilograms.[1] A Cadet World Champion, Otoguro first broke into the senior scene when he went undefeated (16–0) in 2018, claiming the World Championship and the National Championship at age 19.[2][3] He then went on to become a two–time Asian Continental Champion (claiming titles in 2020 and 2021).[4][5] In the 2020 Summer Olympics, he won the gold medal in the 65kg Men's Freestyle.[6]
Career
Early career
Otoguro begun wrestling at a young age. During his junior high school years, he studied and trained at the Elite Academy, which is hosted by the Japanese Olympic Committee.[7] His first international appearance came at the 2013 Cadet World Championships, where he claimed a bronze medal.[8] After earning the 2014 Cadet Asian Championship,[9] Otoguro was unable to medal at the 2014 Cadet World Championship, placing eleventh.[10] In 2015, Otoguro became a Cadet World Champion.[11]
Senior level
2018
Otoguro made his senior freestyle debut on April 2018, at the World Cup, where he posted wins over 2016 World Champion and four–time NCAA champion Logan Stieber and India's 2017 Junior Asian Champion Sharvan.[12][13] Otoguro then comfortably claimed the All–Japan Invitational crown with a flawless 6–0 win in the finals against 2016 Olympic Silver medalist Rei Higuchi, qualifying him for the JPN World Team Trials.[14] At the WTT, he faced '2018 Asian Championship runner–up Daichi Takatani, whom he was able to flawlessly drive to a technical fall in under two minutes to claim the spot.[15]
At the World Championships, Otaguro made his way to the semifinals with three technical falls, including one over the accomplished veteran Vasyl Shuptar. In the semis, he had a 25–point score match against Russian National champion Akhmed Chakaev, whom he was able to edge 15–10 to make the finals. In the finals, he had another 25–point score match, now against 2018 Asian Games Gold medalist Bajrang Punia, whom he defeated 16–9 to claim the World Championship at 65 kilograms.[16][17] In doing so, Otaguro became the youngest Japanese wrestler to ever win a world title at the age of 19.[18] He then wasted no time and became Japan's National Champion with wins over the accomplished Rei Higuchi and '18 Asian Games Silver medalist Daichi Takatani (by technical fall), being named the Outstanding Wrestler.[19] After his championship performance through 2018, Otaguro was named one of the Breakout Performers of the Year and his match with Punia was named the Match of the Year by United World Wrestling.[20][21]
2019
Otoguro was not able to compete at the Asian Championships nor the World Cup due to a knee injury and was able to practice again a month before the All-Japan Invitational Championships.[22] At the tournament, limited preparation seemed to affect Otoguro, who lost by technical fall to Rei Higuchi in his first career loss as a senior.[23] As the '18 Japan National champion, Otoguro rematched Higuchi at the WTT, and was able to defeat him to earn the spot.[24]
At the World Championships, the returning champion got through the first round with a comfortable 6–0 score, but was then soundly defeated by two–time World Championship runner-up and eventual winner of the championship Gadzhimurad Rashidov with a score of 1–8.[25] As the Russian kept advancing, Otoguro was able to go through repechage, where he had a 20–point score battle against three–time World and European Champion Haji Aliyev, whom he edged 11–9, and a 6–1 victory over Haji Mohamad Ali to make it to the third-place match. In the bronze-medal match, he was defeated by 2018 Russian National runner–up Ismail Musukaev to place fifth.[26] Otoguro then became a two–time Japan National Champion and Olympian on December, with a victory over 2017 U23 World champion Rinya Nakamura in the finals.[27]
2020
Otoguro came back in big fashion on February, when he claimed the Asian Continental Championship while posting notable and dominant victories over 2019 World Championship runner-up and three–time Asian Champion Daulet Niyazbekov (10–3) and the accomplished veteran Bajrang Punia in a rematch (10–2).[28]
Otoguro was scheduled to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics on August,[29] however, the Olympic Games were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and are now expected to take place on August 1–7, 2021.[30]
2021
After a full year of no competition due to the pandemic, Otoguro competed at the 2021 Asian Championships in April 17–18.[31] To make the finals, he dominated 2019 Junior Asian Continental runner–up Nodir Rakhimov to a technical fall and defeated Morteza Ghiasi.[32] In the finals, he was set up to face rival Bajrang Punia, but Punia pulled out of the match due to an elbow injury, Otoguro claiming his second gold medal from the tournament.[5]
In the 2020 Summer Olympics, Otoguro won the gold medal in the Men's freestyle 65kg after defeating Haji Aliyev of Azerbaijan in the finals.
Personal life
Takuto has a brother named Keisuke, who is also a world–class wrestler.[33]
Freestyle record
References
- ^ "Freestyle wrestling - Takuto Otoguro (Japan)". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ Eric. "Japan, U.S. Derail Russian Rout in Cadet World Championships Freestyle". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ^ Gallo, Ed (2020-03-06). "Wrestling breakdown: 2018 World champion Takuto Otoguro rebounds with Asian Championship gold". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ^ "Otoguro Takuto beats Bajrang Punia at Asian Championships final". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ^ a b "Ravi retains Asian title, Bajrang settles for silver after withdrawing from final due to injury". www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ^ "Wrestling - OTOGURO Takuto vs ALIYEV Haji - Final Results". .. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
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- ^ "Russia upends Azerbaijan, Iran to win Cadet Freestyle title". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "OTOGURO WINS GOLD FOR JAPAN ON FINAL DAY OF ASIA CADET C'SHIPS". Japan Wrestling Federation (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Spencer Lee Wins Cadet World Freestyle Championship". PA Power Wrestling. 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ Eric. "Japan, U.S. Derail Russian Rout in Cadet World Championships Freestyle". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Team USA Up 2-0 After Day One of Men's Freestyle World Cup; Kyle Snyder and Logan Stieber Go 3-1". Eleven Warriors. 2018-04-07. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
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- ^ "Susaki, Fujinami earn tickets to world championships". Japan Wrestling Federation (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "World Wrestling: Bajrang settles for Silver after losing final to Takuto Otoguro". Sportstarlive. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
- ^ "Wrestling World Championships: Bajrang Punia clinches silver after losing to Japan's Takuto Otoguro in men's 65kg final - Sports News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Takuto Otoguro advances to final at worlds". The Japan Times Online. 2018-10-22. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
- ^ "Icho scores dramatic win over Kawai for 57kg gold; Otoguro lands 1st natl title, Emperor's Cup". Japan Wrestling Federation (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Otoguro, Azizli, and Rong Appointed Breakout Performers of the Year | United World Wrestling". unitedworldwrestling.org. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- ^ Eric. "Gray and Adar, Otoguro and Punia Among Match of the Year Award Winners". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ^ Eric. "Emboldened Kawai knocks off Icho as Susaki shines again, Otoguro dealt stunning loss". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Meiji Cup: Kawai avenges loss to Icho to set up rematch for world team berth; Susaki, Otoguro take divergent paths to playoffs". Japan Wrestling Federation (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "RESULT: Risako Kawai beat Kaori Icho and World champion Yui Susaki lost". Japan Wrestling Federation (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Wrestling World Championships: World champion Otoguro defeated, Tevanyan loses opportunity of consolation match | NEWS.am Sport - All about sports". sport.news.am. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ^ "Tynybekova earns first ever world wrestling gold for Kyrgyzstan". www.insidethegames.biz. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ^ "Otoguro nails down Tokyo 2020 spot with All-Japan win; Susaki heads to Asian qualifier". Japan Wrestling Federation (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ^ Gallo, Ed (2020-03-06). "Wrestling breakdown: 2018 World champion Takuto Otoguro rebounds with Asian Championship gold". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ^ Anonym. "Takuto Otoguro decides Tokyo Olympics Wrestling All Japan Championship | tellerreport.com". www.tellerreport.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics officially postponed until 2021". ESPN.com. 2020-03-24. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ^ "Bajrang Punia Sets Up Asian Wrestling Final Against Nemesis Takuto Otoguro, Ravi Kumar Dahiya Too Advances". www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ^ Apr 17, PTI / Updated; 2021; Ist, 14:32. "Bajrang Punia sets up Asian final against nemesis Takuto Otoguro, Ravi Kumar too advances | More sports News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
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