Yuki Irie (入江 ゆき, Irie Yuki, born 17 September 1992) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. In 2018, she won the silver medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1][2] In the final, she lost against Vinesh Phogat of India.

Yuki Irie
Personal information
Born (1992-09-17) 17 September 1992 (age 31)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportAmateur wrestling
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Japan
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha 48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Xi'an 50 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Bishkek 50 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta 50 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Gold medal – first place 2018 Krasnoyarsk 50 kg

In 2015, she won the gold medal in the women's 48 kg event at the 2015 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[3] She repeated this at the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Xi'an, China.[4][5]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 2nd Freestyle 50 kg

References

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  1. ^ "Mental toughness helped me handle weight transition: Vinesh Phogat". Olympic Channel. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  3. ^ Morgan, Liam (7 May 2015). "Iranian wrestlers at the double to take men's team title at Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  4. ^ Etchells, Daniel (25 April 2019). "Three gold medals for Japan as women's action begins at Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  5. ^ "2019 Asian Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2020.
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