Hitomi Obara

{{Short description|Japanese sport wrestler (born 1981)}}

{{MedalTableTop|Hitomi Obara London 2012.jpg|200px|Obara at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

{{MedalSport | Women's freestyle wrestling}}

{{MedalCountry|{{JPN}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

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{{MedalGold| 2012 London | 48 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2000 Sofia|51 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2001 Sofia|51 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2005 Budapest|51 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2006 Guangzhou|51 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2007 Baku|51 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2008 Tokyo|51 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2010 Moscow|48 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2011 Istanbul|48 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}

{{MedalBronze|2010 Guangzhou|48 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2000 Seoul|51 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2005 Wuhan|51 kg}}

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{{Nihongo|Hitomi Obara née Sakamoto|小原 日登美|Obara Hitomi|born January 4, 1981}} is a female wrestler from Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan. She is Captain in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.

On 8 August 2012, Obara won the women's 48kg freestyle wrestling gold in her first Olympic Games at London's Excel Arena.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/london-olympics-2012/news/Olympics-Obara-out-of-retirement-to-win-wrestling-gold/articleshow/15410638.cms|title=Olympics: Obara out of retirement to win wrestling gold|access-date=2012-08-08 | work=The Times Of India}}

Awards

  • Tokyo Sports
  • Wrestling Special Award (2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012){{cite web | url = https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/wrestling/wrestling_past4/ | title = 東京スポーツ プロレス大賞:選考経過(2000~2009) | access-date=2017-12-16 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=Japanese}}{{cite web | url = https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/wrestling/wrestling_past5/ | title = 東京スポーツ プロレス大賞(2010~) | access-date=2017-12-16 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=Japanese}}

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