Risako Kinjo

Risako Kinjo (née Kawai) (金城 梨沙子, Kinjo Risako; born 21 November 1994)^[1] is a Japanese wrestler. She is a two-time gold medalist at the Olympic Games, a three-time gold medalist at the World Wrestling Championships and a four-time gold medalist at the Asian Wrestling Championships.

NationalityJapanese

Born21 November 1994 (1994-11-21) (age 31)

Tsubata, Ishikawa Prefecture

Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in) (2016)

Weight61 kg (134 lb) (2016)

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Risako Kinjo
金城 梨沙子

Kinjo in 2021
Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	21 November 1994 (1994-11-21) (age 31) Tsubata, Ishikawa Prefecture
Height	160 cm (5 ft 3 in) (2016)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb) (2016)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Freestyle
Medal record Women's freestyle wrestling Representing  Japan Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 63 kg 2020 Tokyo 57 kg World Championships 2017 Paris 60 kg 2018 Budapest 59 kg 2019 Nur-Sultan 57 kg 2024 Tirana 59 kg 2015 Las Vegas 63 kg Asian Championships 2014 Astana 63 kg 2016 Bangkok 63 kg 2017 New Delhi 60 kg 2020 New Delhi 57 kg 2024 Bishkek 59 kg Asian Games 2018 Jakarta 62 kg

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She finished second at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas^[2] and represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal by defeating Maria Mamashuk of Belarus 3-0.

She celebrated her Olympic gold medal victory by delivering two fireman's carry takedowns to her coach (Kazuhito Sakae).^[3]

Kawai's Olympic gold medal was one of four won by Japan's women's wrestling team at the 2016 Rio games.^[4]

In 2021, Kawai won the gold medal in the 57 kg wrestling division at the Tokyo Olympics. Her younger sister Yukako had won gold in the 62 kg division the previous day.^[5]