Nao Kusaka

Nao Kusaka
Personal information
Native name
日下尚
Born (2000-11-20) 20 November 2000
Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportGreco-Roman
Event
77 kg
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2024 Paris77 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 Zagreb77 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Belgrade77 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Bishkek77 kg
Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place2024 Zagreb77 kg
World U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 Pontevedra77 kg
Asian Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 New Delhi72 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Chon Buri77 kg

Nao Kusaka (Japanese: 日下尚; born 20 November 2000) is a Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 77 kg division.[1] He won the gold medal in the 77 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[2]

Career

In 2017, Nao Kusaka finished fifth in the cadet world championships. A year later, he won bronze medals at the Asian junior championships and the Japanese senior championships.[3]

In 2023, Nao Kusaka competed in the Greco-Roman 77 kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia and won the bronze medal.[4]

In 2024, Nao Kusaka competed in the Greco-Roman 77 kg event at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and won the gold medal.[5]

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2023 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd Greco-Roman 77 kg
2024 Asian Championships Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 1st Greco-Roman 77 kg
Olympic Games Paris, France 1st Greco-Roman 77 kg
2025 World Championships Zagreb, Croatia 2nd Greco-Roman 77 kg

References

  1. ↑ "Nao Kusaka profile page". uww.org.
  2. ↑ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "International Wrestling Database".
  4. ↑ "2023 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Wrestling-Japan's Kusaka and Iran's Saravi win Greco-Roman golds". The Straits Times. 2024-08-08. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
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