Akari Fujinami

Akari Fujinami (Japanese: 藤波朱理; born 11 November 2003) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler.[1] Her older brother is 2017 World Wrestling Championships bronze medalist Yuhi Fujinami.[2] She has won 86 straight national and international bouts since her loss at the National Junior High School Wrestling Championships in 2017.[3]

Akari Fujinami
Akari Fujinami at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Native name藤波朱理
Nationality Japan
Born (2003-11-11) 11 November 2003
Yokkaichi, Japan
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country Japan
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class53 kg
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Japan
World Championships
2021 Oslo 53 kg
Asian Championships
2022 Ulaanbaatar53 kg

She won the gold medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[4][5] She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[6][7]

References
  1. "United World Wrestling profile".
  2. "17歳藤波朱理が初出場V　兄は17年世界選手権銅" [17-year-old Akari Fujinami won the World Championships in her first appearance. Her brother won bronze at the 2017 World Championships]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan. 2020-12-20. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  3. "国内外86連勝の超逸材など日本女子レスリングは早くも世代交代？　続々と現れる金メダル級のニューヒロインたち" [Starting with a super-talented wrestler who has won 86 consecutive victories at home and abroad, is Japan's women's wrestling already undergoing a generational change?　New heroines of the gold medal caliber emerging one after another] (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  4. Burke, Patrick (6 October 2021). "Adelaine Maria Gray wins sixth title at Wrestling World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 October 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  6. "Japan dominate second day of women's bouts at Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  7. "2022 Asian Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.


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