Name Kaori Icho Siblings Chiharu Icho Weight 63 kg | Height 1.66 m Role Olympic athlete | |
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Similar People Saori Yoshida, Chiharu Icho, Kyoko Hamaguchi, Battsetseg Soronzonbold, Eri Tosaka |
Athlete Role Model Q&A - Kaori ICHO (JPN) - Nanjing 2014 YOG
Kaori Icho (Japanese: 伊調 馨, Hepburn: Icho Kaori, born 13 June 1984) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She is a ten-time World Champion and four-time Olympic Champion, winning gold in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016. Icho was undefeated between 2003 and 2016. On 29 January 2016 at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2016 Icho lost to Orkhon Purevdorzh of Mongolia. This was her first loss after a long domination.
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- Athlete Role Model QA Kaori ICHO JPN Nanjing 2014 YOG
- Championships and accomplishments
- London olympics 63kg womens freestyle final kaori icho
- References
She is the first female in any sport to win individual-event gold at four consecutive Olympics. On October 20th, 2016, she was awarded the People's Honour Award by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for her achievements, the second wrestler to receive the highest award, after Saori Yoshida in 2012. She is the younger sister of Chiharu Icho.
Championships and accomplishments
London olympics 63kg womens freestyle final kaori icho
References
Kaori Icho Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA