Tsugumi Sakurai

Tsugumi Sakurai
Sakurai at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Born櫻井つぐみ
(2001-09-03) 3 September 2001
Kochi, Japan
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Sport
Country Japan
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class
57 kg
Event
Freestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2024 Paris57 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Oslo55 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Belgrade57 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Belgrade57 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Hangzhou57 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Ulaanbaatar57 kg
Silver medal – second place2024 Bishkek57 kg

Tsugumi Sakurai (born 3 September 2001) is a retired Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. She is a three-time gold medalist at the World Wrestling Championships (2021, 2022, and 2023). Sakurai also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Career

Sakurai won the gold medal in the women's 55 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[1][2][3] She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[4]

Sakurai won the gold medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[5][6] A year later, she also won the gold medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[7] As a result, she earned a quota place for Japan for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[8] In October 2023, Sakurai won the gold medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.[9] She defeated Jong In-sun of North Korea in her gold medal match.[9]

She won the gold medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[10] She defeated Anastasia Nichita of Moldova in the final.[10]

Sakurai announced her retirement at the age of 24 in April 2026, deciding to redirect her focus to coaching and serving as a goodwill ambassador of sports in her home prefecture of Kochi.[11]

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2021 World Championships Oslo, Norway 1st Freestyle 55 kg
2022 Asian Championships Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 1st Freestyle 57 kg
World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st Freestyle 57 kg
2023 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st Freestyle 57 kg
Asian Games Hangzhou, China 1st Freestyle 57 kg
2024 Asian Championships Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 2nd Freestyle 57 kg
Summer Olympics Paris, France 1st Freestyle 57 kg

References

  1. ↑ Houston, Michael (5 October 2021). "Double Olympic champion Sadulaev wins gold on fourth day of Wrestling World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Tsugumi Sakurai wins gold in women's 55 kg at wrestling worlds". The Japan Times. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "2022 Asian Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  5. ↑ Brennan, Eliott (15 September 2022). "Olympic champion Stock-Mensah resumes title success at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "2023 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Paris 2024 – Wrestling" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  9. 1 2 "2022 Asian Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  10. 1 2 "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Wrestling: Paris Olympic Champion Tsugumi Sakurai Retires at Age 24". uww.org. 2026-04-05. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
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