Masako Furuichi
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 Masako Furuichi at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 20 October 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5.41 ft; 65 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 72 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Masako Furuichi (Japanese: 古市 雅子, Hepburn: Furuichi Masako; born 20 October 1996) 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.
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]
