Kaisei Tanabe

Kaisei Tanabe
Personal information
Born (2002-07-10) 10 July 2002
Tokyo, Japan
Sport
Country Japan
SportWrestling
Weight class
65 kg
Event
Freestyle
Achievements and titles
Regional finals
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2025)
Medal record
Men's Freestyle wrestling
Representing  Japan
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Amman65 kg
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
Bronze medal – third place2023 Sofia61 kg
World Cadet Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 Athens42 kg
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Japan
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place2026 Bishkek63 kg

Kaisei Tanabe (田南部 魁星, Tanabe Kaisei; born 10 July 2002) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler.

Career

In March 2025, Tanabe won the gold medal in the men's 65 kg category at the 2025 Asian Wrestling Championships in Amman, Jordan. He defeated Mongolia’s Tsogbadrakh Tseveensuren with a 12–2 score in the final.[1]

He also earned a bronze medal at the 2017 Cadet World Wrestling Championships.[2][3]

Kaisei Tanabe is the son of Chikara Tanabe, who won an Olympic bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Kaisei started wrestling at the age of 4 and eventually transitioned into freestyle, where he gained international success.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Tanabe outdoes Olympic-medalist dad in claiming Asian 65kg gold". United World Wrestling. 29 March 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Tanabe, Kaisei". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Kaisei Tanabe Freestyle Results". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Tanabe joins Olympic medalist dad as national champion". United World Wrestling. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
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