Shohei
YABIKU
JPN
Age
29 y/o | Seniors
Style
Greco-Roman
Weight
82 kg
Serbia
Shohei
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About Shohei
Yabiku become 1st-ever wrestler, and 2nd athlete overall, from southern islands of Okinawa to qualify for Olympics by securing top-2 finish at Asian qualifying tournament...Fulfilled Olympic quests denied parents. Father Tamotsu was Asian bronze medalist and 2-time national champion in Greco, but was injured during final domestic qualifying for 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Mother Naomi was nationally ranked javelin thrower...Started wrestling at age 4 but did not shine until teens...Was world junior bronze medalist in 2013, 5th in 2015...5-time national champion...Appeared at 3 senior world championships (highest finish 13th in 2018)....Studied science of weight reduction at Nippon Sports Science University graduate school.
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16th
2023 Senior World Championships
Country
Date
September 2023
Style
Greco-Roman
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
82 kg
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LOST by VPO1 (7-6) 3-1
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13th
2022 World Championships
Country
Serbia
Date
September 2022
Style
Greco-Roman
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
77 kg
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WON by VPO1 (4-3) 3-1
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LOST by VPO1 (5-6) 1-3
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3rd
2021 Olympic Games
Country
Japan
Date
August 2021
Style
Greco-Roman
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
77 kg
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WON by VFO (0-0) 0-5
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WON by VPO1 (3-5) 1-3
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LOST by VPO1 (3-1) 3-1
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WON by VSU1 (13-3) 4-1
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2nd
2021 Asian OG Qualifier
Country
Kazakhstan
Date
April 2021
Style
Greco-Roman
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
77 kg
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WON by VSU (0-9) 0-4
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WON by VPO1 (3-8) 1-3
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WON by VPO1 (2-6) 1-3
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LOST by VPO1 (7-3) 3-1
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26th
2019 Senior World Championships
Country
Kazakhstan
Date
September 2019
Style
Greco-Roman
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
77 kg
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LOST by VPO1 (4-2) 3-1
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2nd
2019 Oleg Karavaev
Country
Belarus
Date
July 2019
Style
Greco-Roman
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
77 kg
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WON by VPO1 (1-6) 1-3
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WON by VPO1 (6-3) 3-1
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WON by VPO1 (3-3) 1-3
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WON by VPO1 (1-5) 1-3
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LOST by VSU (11-0) 4-0
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13th
2018 Senior World Championships
Country
Hungary
Date
October 2018
Style
Greco-Roman
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
77 kg
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WON by VSU (10-0) 4-0
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LOST by VPO1 (4-7) 1-3
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5th
2018 Asian Games
Country
Indonesia
Date
August 2018
Style
Greco-Roman
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
77 kg
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WON by VFA (9-0) 5-0
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WON by VPO1 (3-3) 1-3
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LOST by VPO1 (8-1) 3-1
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LOST by VPO1 (4-3) 3-1
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5th
2018 ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Country
Kyrgyzstan
Date
February 2018
Style
Greco-Roman
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
77 kg
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WON by VPO1 (7-6) 3-1
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WON by VPO1 (3-1) 3-1
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LOST by VSU (0-8) 0-4
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LOST by VPO1 (3-2) 3-1
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11th
2017 Senior U23 World Championships
Country
Poland
Date
November 2017
Style
Greco-Roman
Age Group
U23
Weight Class
75 kg
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WON by VPO1 (3-1) 3-1
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LOST by VPO1 (10-4) 3-1
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15th
2017 World Championships
Country
France
Date
August 2017
Style
Greco-Roman
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
75 kg
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WON by VPO (0-4) 0-3
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LOST by VPO1 (3-2) 3-1
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8th
2017 Hungarian Grand Prix
Country
Hungary
Date
March 2017
Style
Greco-Roman
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
75 kg
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LOST by VSU1 (10-1) 4-1
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LOST by VSU1 (1-9) 1-4
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10th
2016 1st OG World Qualifier
Country
Mongolia
Date
April 2016
Style
Greco-Roman
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
75 kg
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WON by VSU (8-0) 4-0
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LOST by VPO1 (6-3) 3-1
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5th
2016 Asian OG Qualifying Tournament
Country
Kazakhstan
Date
March 2016
Style
Greco-Roman
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
75 kg
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LOST by VSU (9-0) 4-0
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LOST by VPO (0-3) 0-3
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23rd
2016 Hungarian Grand Prix
Country
Hungary
Date
February 2016
Style
Greco-Roman
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
75 kg
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LOST by VSU (0-8) 0-4
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5th
2015 Junior World Championship
Country
Brazil
Date
August 2015
Style
Greco-Roman
Age Group
Juniors
Weight Class
74 kg
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WON by VSU (0-10) 0-4
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WON by VSU1 (1-11) 1-4
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WON by VPO1 (8-10) 1-3
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LOST by VSU (10-0) 4-0
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LOST by VPO1 (3-2) 3-1
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