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Birth name | 櫻井つぐみ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kochi, Japan | 3 September 2001||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 57 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
She 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]
She 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.
Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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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 |