Masako Furuichi

Masako Furuichi (born 20 October 1996) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 72 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway.^[1][2] She is also a two-time medalist at the Asian Wrestling Championships.

Masako Furuichi

Masako Furuichi at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Born	(1996-10-20) 20 October 1996 (age 28) Kikuchi, Kumamoto, Kyushu Island, Japan[citation needed]
Height	165 cm (5.41 ft; 65 in)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Amateur wrestling
Weight class	72 kg
Event	Freestyle
Medal record Women's freestyle wrestling Representing  Japan World Championships 2021 Oslo 72 kg 2019 Nur-Sultan 72 kg 2022 Belgrade 72 kg Asian Championships 2017 New Delhi 75 kg 2018 Bishkek 72 kg Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2018 Krasnoyarsk 72 kg World U23 Championships 2019 Budapest 68 kg

Career

Furuichi won the silver medal in the women's 75 kg event at the 2017 Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India.^[3] In 2018, she won the bronze medal in the women's 72 kg event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.^[4]

In 2019, Furuichi won one of the bronze medals in the women's 72 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.^[5][6] She won the gold medal in the 72 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway.^[1][2]

Furuichi won one of the bronze medals in the 72 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia, behind American gold medal winner Amit Elor and Kazakh silver medal winner Zhamila Bakbergenova.^[7][8]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Location	Result	Event
2017	Asian Championships	New Delhi, India	2nd	Freestyle 75 kg
2018	Asian Championships	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	3rd	Freestyle 72 kg
2019	World Championships	Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan	3rd	Freestyle 72 kg
2021	World Championships	Oslo, Norway	1st	Freestyle 72 kg
2022	World Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	3rd	Freestyle 72 kg