Risako
KINJO
JPN
Age
30 y/o | Seniors
Style
Women's wrestling
Weight
59 kg
Albania
Risako
UWW Rank
12
Season 2024
5 W / 1 L
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About Risako
Kawai is an Olympic champion at 63kg at Rio 2016....Secured spot at Tokyo Olympics by winning third straight world title in 2019 World Championships, holding off rival Ningning RONG (CHN) 9-6 in final...Had to defeat four-time Olympic champion Kaori ICHO in playoff to make team to Nur-Sultan. Won 3 of 4 meetings between the two over six months in the qualifying process, which handed Icho her first domestic loss since 2001...4-time Asian champion...Father Takahito was national collegiate Greco champion, mother Hatsue (maiden name KOTAKI) was two-time national women's champion and coached Risako at Kanazawa Junior Wrestling Club...Faced sister Yukako in 60kg final at 2015 All-Japan, won by technical fall...To allow both to go to Olympics, Risako moved to lower weight because her body type made it easier to cut weight.
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1st
2024 Seniors World Championships - Non-Olympic Weight Categories
Country
Date
October 2024
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
59 kg
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WON by VFA (4-0) 5-0
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WON by VSU (10-0) 4-0
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WON by VPO (0-9) 0-3
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WON by VPO1 (2-4) 1-3
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3rd
2024 Seniors Asian Championships
Country
Kyrgyzstan
Date
April 2024
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
59 kg
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LOST by VPO1 (1-1) 3-1
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WON by VSU1 (13-2) 4-1
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1st
2021 Olympic Games
Country
Japan
Date
August 2021
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
57 kg
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WON by VPO1 (8-2) 3-1
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WON by VPO (7-0) 3-0
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WON by VPO1 (2-1) 3-1
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WON by VPO (5-0) 3-0
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1st
2020 Asian Championships
Country
India
Date
February 2020
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
57 kg
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WON by VPO (0-7) 0-3
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WON by VSU (0-10) 0-4
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WON by VSU (10-0) 4-0
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2019 Women's World Cup
Country
Japan
Date
November 2019
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
57 kg
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WON by VSU (11-0) 4-0
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WON by VPO (6-0) 3-0
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1st
2019 Senior World Championships
Country
Kazakhstan
Date
September 2019
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
57 kg
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WON by VSU (0-10) 0-4
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WON by VPO (0-5) 0-3
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WON by VPO (5-0) 3-0
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WON by VPO1 (1-6) 1-3
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WON by VPO1 (6-9) 1-3
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1st
2018 Senior World Championships
Country
Hungary
Date
October 2018
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
59 kg
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WON by VPO (6-0) 3-0
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WON by VFA (0-10) 0-5
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WON by VSU (0-10) 0-4
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WON by VPO (8-0) 3-0
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2nd
2018 Asian Games
Country
Indonesia
Date
August 2018
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
62 kg
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WON by VSU1 (1-12) 1-4
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LOST by VFA (4-4) 5-0
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WON by VSU (0-10) 0-4
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2018 Women's World Cup
Country
Japan
Date
March 2018
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
62 kg
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WON by VSU (10-0) 4-0
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WON by VPO (5-0) 3-0
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WON by VPO1 (10-4) 3-1
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1st
2017 World Championships
Country
France
Date
August 2017
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
60 kg
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WON by VIN (2-2) 0-5
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WON by VPO1 (2-6) 1-3
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WON by VSU (10-0) 4-0
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WON by VPO (6-0) 3-0
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WON by VSU (0-13) 0-4
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1st
2017 Senior Asian Championships
Country
India
Date
May 2017
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
60 kg
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WON by VSU (10-0) 4-0
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WON by VSU (10-0) 4-0
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WON by VSU (10-0) 4-0
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1st
2016 Olympic Games
Country
Brazil
Date
August 2016
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
63 kg
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WON by VPO (5-0) 3-0
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WON by VPO1 (8-2) 3-1
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WON by VSU (10-0) 4-0
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WON by VPO (0-6) 0-3
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1st
2016 2016 Asian Championships
Country
Thailand
Date
February 2016
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
63 kg
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WON by VPO1 (4-8) 1-3
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WON by VSU (10-0) 4-0
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WON by VFA (0-6) 0-5
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2nd
2015 World Championships
Country
United States
Date
September 2015
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
63 kg
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WON by VPO (0-3) 0-3
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WON by VSU1 (14-4) 4-1
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WON by VPO (0-7) 0-3
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WON by VFA (0-4) 0-5
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LOST by VFA (0-2) 0-5
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2015 Women's World Cup
Country
Russia
Date
March 2015
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
58 kg
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WON by VPO1 (5-1) 3-1
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WON by VFA (9-0) 5-0
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WON by VSU (10-0) 4-0
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WON by VSU1 (12-1) 4-1
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1st
2014 World Championship 2014 - Junior
Country
Croatia
Date
August 2014
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Juniors
Weight Class
59 kg
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WON by VSU1 (12-2) 4-1
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WON by VSU (10-0) 4-0
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WON by VSU (0-12) 0-4
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WON by VSU (10-0) 4-0
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