Nonoka Ozaki (born 23 March 2003) Japanese freestyle wrestler. She is a bronze medalist at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. She is a two-time gold medalist at the World Wrestling Championships and a two-time gold medalist at the Asian Wrestling Championships.

Nonoka Ozaki
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (2003-03-23) 23 March 2003 (age 21)
Tokyo, Japan
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class
  • 62 kg
  • 65 kg
  • 68 kg
EventFreestyle

Career

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Ozaki won the gold medal in the girls' freestyle 57 kg event at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She defeated Anna Szél of Hungary in her gold medal match.

Ozaki won one of the bronze medals in the women's 62 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway.[1][2] She defeated Ilona Prokopevniuk of Ukraine in her bronze medal match.

Ozaki won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[3] She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 World Junior Wrestling Championships held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[4] In the same year, Ozaki won the gold medal in the 62 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[5][6] She also won the gold medal in the 62 kg event at the 2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Pontevedra, Spain.[7]

Ozaki won the silver medal in the women's 62 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.[8] In the final, she lost against Mun Hyon-gyong of North Korea.[8]

She won the gold medal in the 65 kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[9][10] As a result, Ozaki earned a quota place for Japan for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[11] She defeated Macey Kilty of the United States in her gold medal match.[9][10]

In 2024, she won the gold medal in the women's 68 kg event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.[12] She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 68 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[13] She defeated Blessing Oborududu of Nigeria in her bronze medal match.[13]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2021 World Championships Oslo, Norway 3rd Freestyle 62 kg
2022 Asian Championships Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 1st Freestyle 62 kg
World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st Freestyle 62 kg
2023 Asian Championships Astana, Kazakhstan 3rd Freestyle 62 kg
World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st Freestyle 65 kg
Asian Games Hangzhou, China 2nd Freestyle 62 kg
2024 Asian Championships Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 1st Freestyle 68 kg
Summer Olympics Paris, France 3rd Freestyle 68 kg

References

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  1. ^ "2021 Senior World Championships". UWW. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. ^ "2022 Asian Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 World Junior Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  5. ^ Brennan, Eliott (13 September 2022). "Olympic medallist Kayaalp returns to champion status at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  6. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  7. ^ "2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  8. ^ a b "2022 Asian Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  9. ^ a b Burke, Patrick (20 September 2023). "Japan enjoy clean sweep of women's freestyle golds on day five of World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  10. ^ a b "2023 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Paris 2024 – Wrestling" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  12. ^ "2024 Asian Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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