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Athlete
Saori Yoshida
Famoose for
Winning thirteen wrestling world titles and three Olympic golds.
Three Olympic golds · Thirteen world titles
- Born
- 5 October 1982
- Birthplace
- Tsu, Japan
More people
Saori Yoshida
Saori Yoshida is a Japanese freestyle wrestler whose dominance lasted across several Olympic cycles.
Early life
Wrestling family
Trained under her father.
Childhood start
Began wrestling at three.
Career
- 1990s
Junior competition
Won international age-group titles.
- 2002–2015
World champion
Won thirteen world championships.
- 2016–2019
Final years
Won Olympic silver before retiring.
Achievements
Three Olympic golds
Won in Athens, Beijing and London.
Thirteen world titles
Sustained success across weight categories.
Olympic silver
Reached another final in Rio.
Beyond wrestling
National honour
Received Japan’s People’s Honour Award.
Olympic role
Carried Japan’s flag at London 2012.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Marcello Farina. CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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