Nao Kusaka (Japanese: 日下尚; born 20 November 2000) is a Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 77 kg division.[1]
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Native name | 日下尚 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan | 20 November 2000|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 77 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 2017, Nao Kusaka finished fifth in the cadet world championships. A year later, he won bronze medals at the Asian junior championships and the Japanese senior championships.[2]
In 2023, Nao Kusaka competed in the Greco-Roman 77 kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia and won the bronze medal.[3]
In 2024, Nao Kusaka competed in the Greco-Roman 77 kg event at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and won the gold medal.[4]
Achievements
editYear | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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2024 | Asian Championships | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | 1st | Greco-Roman 77 kg |
2023 | World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 77 kg |
References
edit- ^ "Nao Kusaka profile page". uww.org.
- ^ https://whatsmat.uww.org/daten.php?spid=9B43DFF8963F4C838AD08A5B19D47804
- ^ "2023 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Wrestling-Japan's Kusaka and Iran's Saravi win Greco-Roman golds". The Straits Times. 2024-08-08. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
External links
edit- Nao Kusaka at the International Wrestling Database