Nao Kusaka
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Nativename
日下尚
Born20 November 2000
Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
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| Native name | 日下尚 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 November 2000 Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 77 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nao Kusaka (Japanese: 日下尚; born 20 November 2000) is a Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 77 kg division.[1] He won the gold medal in the 77 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[2]
In 2017, Nao Kusaka finished fifth in the cadet world championships. A year later, he won bronze medals at the Asian junior championships and the Japanese senior championships.[3]
In 2023, Nao Kusaka competed in the Greco-Roman 77 kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia and won the bronze medal.[4]
In 2024, Nao Kusaka competed in the Greco-Roman 77 kg event at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and won the gold medal.[5]
