Arash Yoshida

Arash Yoshida
吉田アラシ
Personal information
Born (2004-01-11) 11 January 2004
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight97 kg (214 lb; 15.3 st)
Sport
Country Japan
SportWrestling
Weight class
97 kg
Event
Freestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2025 Zagreb97 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Astana92 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Amman97 kg
Gold medal – first place2026 Bishkek97 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Novi Sad97 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2025 Tirana97 kg
Japan National Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Tokyo97 kg
Gold medal – first place2024 Tokyo97 kg

Arashi Yoshida (born 11 January 2004) is an Iranian-Japanese freestyle wrestler. He won the gold medal at the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships, the 2025 Asian Wrestling Championships and the 2026 Asian Wrestling Championships.[1]

Wrestling career

He won the gold medal by defeating Rizabek Aitmukhan 11-4 in the final match of the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan.[2]

In 2025 Muhamet Malo Tournament held in Tirana, Albania, he won 10-0 against Armenian Gurgen Simonyan in the first round, 11-1 technical superiority over Georgian Dato Piruzashvili in the quarter-finals, 5-5 draw with American Kyle Snyder in the semifinals and reached the final by defeating his opponent with the advantage of the last point. He defeated Iranian Erfan Alizadeh 3-2 in the final match and won the gold medal.[3] Defeating Rizabek Aitmukhan 7-1 in the final match of the 2025 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Amman, Jordan, he became the second Asian champion.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Arash Yoshida profile page". uww.org.
  2. ↑ "Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Muhamet Malo". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Seniors Asian Championships". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 27 February 2025.