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{{Nihongo|'''Risako Kawai'''|川井 梨紗子|Kawai Risako|born 21 November 1994}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/risako-kawai |title=Risako Kawai |publisher=Rio 2016 |access-date=18 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826111504/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/risako-kawai |archive-date=2016-08-26}}</ref> is a Japanese wrestler. She is a two-time gold medalist at the [[Wrestling at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]], a three-time gold medalist at the [[World Wrestling Championships]] and a four-time gold medalist at the [[Asian Wrestling Championships]].
{{Nihongo|'''Risako Kawai'''|川井 梨紗子|Kawai Risako|born 21 November 1994}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/risako-kawai |title=Risako Kawai |publisher=Rio 2016 |access-date=18 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826111504/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/risako-kawai |archive-date=2016-08-26}}</ref> is a Japanese wrestler. She is a two-time gold medalist at the [[Wrestling at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]], a three-time gold medalist at the [[World Wrestling Championships]] and a four-time gold medalist at the [[Asian Wrestling Championships]].


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Risako Kawai
川井 梨紗子
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born21 November 1994 (1994-11-21) (age 29)
Tsubata, Ishikawa Prefecture
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in) (2016)
Weight61 kg (134 lb) (2016)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 57 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Paris 60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Budapest 59 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nur-Sultan 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Las Vegas 63 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Astana 63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bangkok 63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 New Delhi 60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 New Delhi 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Bishkek 59 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta 62 kg

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

References

  1. ^ "Risako Kawai". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  2. ^ "2015 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. ^ Video, Telegraph (19 August 2016). "Japanese wrestler Risako Kawai takes down her coach in celebration". The Telegraph.
  4. ^ "The Women of Japan's Wrestling Team Remain the Most Dominant Force on the Planet".
  5. ^ Landers, Serena (5 August 2021), "Wrestling: Risako Kawai Follows Sister Yukako in Winning Gold", Japan Forward
  6. ^ "東京スポーツ プロレス大賞（2010～）". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 December 2017.

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