Sakura Onishi

Sakura Onishi
Personal information
Native name
尾西 桜
Born (2006-03-23) 23 March 2006
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb; 9.3 st)
Sport
Country Japan
SportWrestling
Weight class
59 kg
Event
Freestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Zagreb59 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Amman59 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2025 Tirana59 kg
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Pontevedra59 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Samokov59 kg
Gold medal – first place2026 Bratislava59 kg
World U17 Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 İstanbul53 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 Rome53 kg
Japan National Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Tokyo59 kg

Sakura Onishi (Jap. 尾西 桜 Onishi Sakura; born 23 March 2006) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler competing in the 59 kg division. She won the gold medal at the 2025 Asian Wrestling Championships.[1]

Career

In the 2025 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Amman, Jordan, after passing the first round bye, she reached the final by defeating Indian Muskan Nandal 12–2 in the quarterfinals and Mongolian Togtokhyn Altjin 10–0 with technical superiorities in the semifinals. In the final match, she defeated North Korean Hong Pyol 6-4 and won the gold medal.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Sakura Onishi profile page". uww.org.
  2. ↑ "WW - 59 kg". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 27 March 2025.