Nationality Japanese Sport Wrestling Weight 61 kg | Country Japan Height 1.6 m | |
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Born 21 November 1994 (age 22) ( 1994-11-21 ) Similar Sara Dosho, Eri Tosaka, Kaori Icho, Kazuhito Sakae, Saori Yoshida Profiles | ||
Rio replay women s freestyle wrestling 58kg final bout
Risako Kawai (川井 梨紗子, born 21 November 1994) is a Japanese wrestler. She finished second at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas and represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics winning a gold medal by defeating Maria Mamashuk of Belarus 3-0.
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She celebrated her Olympic gold medal victory by delivering two fireman's carry takedowns to her coach (Kazuhito Sakae).
Kawai's Olympic gold medal was one of four won by Japan's women's wrestling team at the 2016 Rio games.
Championships and accomplishments
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