Yuhi Fujinami

Japanese freestyle wrestler (born 1996) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yuhi Fujinami (藤波勇飛, Fujinami Yuhi; born May 27, 1996) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler.[2] A former Japan national champion, he won bronze medals at the 2017 World Championships and 2018 Asian Games.[3][4][1] He took up wrestling aged eight at the wrestling gym of his father, Toshikazu Fujinami, a wrestling coach and a former wrestler. He has a degree in law from the Yamanashi Gakuin University.[1]

Nativename
藤波勇飛
Born (1996-05-27) May 27, 1996 (age 29)
Mie, Japan
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
RelativeAkari Fujinami (sister)
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Yuhi Fujinami
Personal information
Native name
藤波勇飛
Born (1996-05-27) May 27, 1996 (age 29)
Mie, Japan
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
RelativeAkari Fujinami (sister)
Sport
SportWrestling
Weight class74 kg
Event
Freestyle
Coached byYuji Takada (club)
Shigeki Nishiguchi (national)
Kenji Inoue (national)[1]
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 Paris70 kg
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2018 IowaTeam
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Jakarta74 kg
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 Salvador da Bahia66 kg
Bronze medal – third place2016 Macon66 kg
Junior Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 Ulaanbaatar66 kg
Cadet World Championships
Silver medal – second place2013 Zrenjanin63 kg
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