Yukako
KAWAI
JPN
Age
27 y/o | Seniors
Style
Women's wrestling
Weight
62 kg
Age
27 y/o | Seniors
Style
Women's wrestling
Weight
62 kg
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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.
Country
Japan
Date
August 2021
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
62 kg
WON by VSU (10-0) 4-0
WON by VPO1 (10-2) 3-1
WON by VPO1 (3-2) 3-1
WON by VPO1 (3-4) 1-3
Country
India
Date
February 2020
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
62 kg
WON by VPO1 (6-1) 3-1
WON by VPO1 (2-5) 1-3
WON by VPO1 (1-5) 1-3
Country
Japan
Date
November 2019
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
62 kg
WON by VPO (7-0) 3-0
WON by VFA (8-0) 5-0
Country
Kazakhstan
Date
September 2019
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
62 kg
WON by VPO (7-0) 3-0
LOST by VFA (3-3) 0-5
WON by VPO (0-9) 0-3
WON by VPO (3-0) 3-0
WON by VSU1 (12-1) 4-1
Country
China
Date
April 2019
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
62 kg
WON by VPO (0-8) 0-3
WON by VFA (0-5) 0-5
WON by VPO1 (4-5) 1-3
LOST by VPO1 (8-6) 3-1
Country
Romania
Date
November 2018
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
U23
Weight Class
62 kg
WON by VSU1 (2-12) 1-4
WON by VSU (0-10) 0-4
WON by VSU (11-0) 4-0
WON by VSU1 (14-3) 4-1
Country
Hungary
Date
October 2018
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
62 kg
WON by VPO (0-8) 0-3
WON by VPO1 (1-2) 1-3
WON by VSU1 (2-16) 1-4
WON by VPO1 (3-4) 1-3
LOST by VPO1 (2-6) 1-3
Country
Japan
Date
March 2018
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
59 kg
WON by VFA (3-2) 5-0
WON by VSU1 (12-1) 4-1
WON by VPO1 (3-1) 3-1
Country
Russia
Date
December 2017
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
60 kg
WON by VPO (6-0) 3-0
WON by VFO (0-0) 5-0
WON by VPO1 (8-1) 3-1
WON by VFA (4-0) 5-0
Country
France
Date
August 2017
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
63 kg
WON by VFA (2-8) 0-5
LOST by VFA (2-0) 5-0
Country
Finland
Date
August 2017
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Juniors
Weight Class
63 kg
WON by VSU1 (15-4) 4-1
LOST by VFA (13-6) 0-5
Country
Austria
Date
November 2015
Style
Women's wrestling
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
60 kg
WON by VPO1 (5-11) 1-3
LOST by VSU (10-0) 4-0
WON by VSU1 (12-2) 4-1