Hiroe
MINAGAWA SUZUKI

JPN

Age

37 y/o | Seniors

Style

Women's wrestling

وزن

76 kg

About Hiroe

Minagawa-Suzuki is a medalist at last 3 World Championships is making 1st Olympic appearance as oldest member of Japan squad...Earned ticket to Tokyo Games with silver medal at 2019 World Championships, losing 4-2 in final to Adeline GRAY (USA)...In 2020, won 3rd gold and 6th medal overall at Asian Championships...Won 1st world medal (a bronze) at Paris 2017 under maiden name of SUZUKI. Married in November 2017 to Takuya MINAGAWA, a former mid-level wrestler...5-time national champion...Considered quitting after failing to unseat Olympic medalist Kyoko HAMAGUCHI for spot at London 2012. Knee injury derailed chance of making Rio 2016...Product of Ritsumeikan University. Along with Yui SUSAKI (50kg, Waseda University), they are the first Japanese women to appear in Olympic wrestling who are not students or graduates of Shigakkan University...Went to New Zealand as exchange student while in high school.