Yukako
KAWAI
JPN
Age
27 y/o | Seniors
Style
Women's wrestling
Weight
62 kg
Japan
Yukako
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About Yukako
Kawai secured spot in first Olympics with bronze medal at 2019 World Championships. Lost in third round to champion Aisuluu TYNYBEKOVA (KGZ), but fought way through repechage to take bronze with technical fall over Jong-Sim RIM (PRK)...2nd to Tynybekova at 2019 Asian Championships, but avenged those losses at 2020 Asian Championships, beating her 6-1 in first round before winning gold with 5-1 win in final over Ayaulym KASSYMOVA (KAZ)...2-time national champion...In 2018, won silver at senior worlds and gold at world U-23...Younger sister of Rio 2016 champion and fellow Tokyo Olympian Risako KAWAI (57kg)...Started wrestling after tagging along with sister to kids wrestling club coached by mother, a two-time national champion. Father was national collegiate Greco champ and is a current high school coach...Like Risako, left home to attend high school affiliated with collegiate powerhouse Shigakkan University.
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1st
2021 Olympic Games
Country
Date
August 2021
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 VPO1 (10-2) 3-1
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WON by VPO1 (3-2) 3-1
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WON by VPO1 (3-4) 1-3
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1st
2020 Asian Championships
Country
India
Date
February 2020
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
62 kg
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WON by VPO1 (6-1) 3-1
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WON by VPO1 (2-5) 1-3
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WON by VPO1 (1-5) 1-3
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2019 Women's World Cup
Country
Japan
Date
November 2019
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
62 kg
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WON by VPO (7-0) 3-0
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WON by VFA (8-0) 5-0
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3rd
2019 Senior World Championships
Country
Kazakhstan
Date
September 2019
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
62 kg
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WON by VPO (7-0) 3-0
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LOST by VFA (3-3) 0-5
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WON by VPO (0-9) 0-3
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WON by VPO (3-0) 3-0
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WON by VSU1 (12-1) 4-1
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2nd
2019 2019 Senior Asian Championships
Country
China
Date
April 2019
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
62 kg
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WON by VPO (0-8) 0-3
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WON by VFA (0-5) 0-5
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WON by VPO1 (4-5) 1-3
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LOST by VPO1 (8-6) 3-1
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1st
2018 Senior U23 World Championships
Country
Romania
Date
November 2018
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
U23
Weight Class
62 kg
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WON by VSU1 (2-12) 1-4
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WON by VSU (0-10) 0-4
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WON by VSU (11-0) 4-0
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WON by VSU1 (14-3) 4-1
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2nd
2018 Senior World Championships
Country
Hungary
Date
October 2018
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
62 kg
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WON by VPO (0-8) 0-3
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WON by VPO1 (1-2) 1-3
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WON by VSU1 (2-16) 1-4
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WON by VPO1 (3-4) 1-3
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LOST by VPO1 (2-6) 1-3
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2018 Women's World Cup
Country
Japan
Date
March 2018
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
59 kg
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WON by VFA (3-2) 5-0
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WON by VSU1 (12-1) 4-1
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WON by VPO1 (3-1) 3-1
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2017 Women's World Cup
Country
Russia
Date
December 2017
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
60 kg
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WON by VPO (6-0) 3-0
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WON by VFO (0-0) 5-0
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WON by VPO1 (8-1) 3-1
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WON by VFA (4-0) 5-0
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8th
2017 World Championships
Country
France
Date
August 2017
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
63 kg
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WON by VFA (2-8) 0-5
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LOST by VFA (2-0) 5-0
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9th
2017 Junior World Championships
Country
Finland
Date
August 2017
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Juniors
Weight Class
63 kg
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WON by VSU1 (15-4) 4-1
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LOST by VFA (13-6) 0-5
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3rd
2015 FINAL GOLDEN GRAND PRIX
Country
Austria
Date
November 2015
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
60 kg
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WON by VPO1 (5-11) 1-3
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LOST by VSU (10-0) 4-0
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WON by VSU1 (12-2) 4-1
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