Kohei Yamagiwa

Kohei Yamagiwa
Personal information
Native name
山際 航平
Born (2003-01-08) 8 January 2003
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb; 8.7 st)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportGreco-Roman
Event
55 kg
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Japan
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Amman55 kg
Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament
Bronze medal – third place2023 Sofia55 kg
U23 World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2024 Tirana55 kg
Asian Cadets Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 Nur Sultan51 kg
Japan National Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 Tokyo55 kg

Kohei Yamagiwa (born 8 January 2003) is a Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 55 kg division. He won the gold medal at the 2025 Asian Wrestling Championships.[1]

Career

In the 2025 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Amman, Jordan, he reached the final by defeating South Korean Yu Jun-sik 11–1 with technical superiority in the first round, Chinese Lu Yun 6–0 in the quarterfinals, and North Korean Ro Yu-chol 11–9 in the semifinals. He won the gold medal by defeating Iraqi Sajjad Ali 7–1 in the final match.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Kohei Yamagiwa profile page". uww.org.
  2. ↑ "GR- 55 kg". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 24 March 2025.