Saori Yoshida
{{short description|Japanese freestyle wrestler}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| headercolor =
| name = Saori Yoshida
| image = Saori Yoshida (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Saori Yoshida with her coach Kazuhito Sakae after winning the 2008 Olympic gold
| fullname =
| nationality =
| residence =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|10|05|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Tsu, Mie, Japan
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = Shigakkan University{{cite web|url=https://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/Biographies/Athletes_Profile/?ParticCode=5104411&lang=en|title=YOSHIDA Saori|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141002023203/http://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/Biographies/Athletes_Profile/?ParticCode=5104411&lang=en|archive-date=October 2, 2014|url-status=usurped|work=incheon2014ag.org}}
| height = {{height|m=1.57|precision=0|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{Convert|53|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| country =
| sport = Professional wrestling
| event = Freestyle
| collegeteam =
| club = High School Wrestling Club Hisai
Sogho Security Services{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/yo/saori-yoshida-1.html|title=Saori Yoshida|work=sports-reference.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417073806/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/yo/saori-yoshida-1.html|archive-date=April 17, 2020}}
ALSOK Tokyo
| team =
| turnedpro =
| coach = Masanori Ohashi
Shigeo Kinase
Kazuhito Sakae
Eikatsu Yoshida{{cite web|url=http://www.japan-wrestling.org/English/2008/946.html|title=To Our Friends in Wrestling Around the world|work=japan-wrestling.org|year=2008}}
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Women's freestyle wrestling}}
{{MedalCountry|{{JPN}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalGold|2004 Athens|55 kg}}
{{MedalGold|2008 Beijing|55 kg}}
{{MedalGold|2012 London|55 kg}}
{{MedalSilver|2016 Rio de Janeiro|53 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2002 Chalkida|55 kg}}
{{MedalGold|2003 New York|55 kg}}
{{MedalGold|2005 Budapest|55 kg}}
{{MedalGold|2006 Guangzhou|55 kg}}
{{MedalGold|2008 Tokyo|55 kg}}
{{MedalGold|2009 Herning|55 kg}}
{{MedalGold|2010 Moscow|55 kg}}
{{MedalGold|2011 Istanbul|55 kg}}
{{MedalGold|2012 Edmonton|55 kg}}
{{MedalGold|2013 Budapest|55 kg}}
{{MedalGold|2014 Tashkent|53 kg}}
{{MedalGold|2015 Las Vegas|53 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}
{{MedalGold|2002 Busan|55 kg}}
{{MedalGold|2010 Guangzhou|55 kg}}
{{MedalGold|2014 Incheon|55 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2004 Tokyo|55 kg}}
{{MedalGold|2005 Wuhan|55 kg}}
{{MedalGold|2007 Bishkek|55 kg}}
{{MedalGold|2008 Jeju|55 kg}}
}}
{{Nihongo|Saori Yoshida|吉田 沙保里|Yoshida Saori|born 5 October 1982}} is a Japanese former freestyle wrestler. Starting in 1998, she won almost every major competition, including three Olympic Games, four Asian Games, and 13 world championships, and became the most decorated athlete in freestyle wrestling history. As of 2016, Yoshida had only three senior career losses in international competitions, to Marcie Van Dusen (0–2) on 20 January 2008 at the Team World Cup series, Valeria Zholobova (1–2) on 27 May 2012 at the World Cup, and to Helen Maroulis (1–4) on 18 August 2016 at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.{{cite web|last=Odeven|first=Ed|date=May 31, 2012|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20120531ed.html|title=Yoshida returns focus to Olympic three-peat after rare defeat|work=The Japan Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530175729/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20120531ed.html|archive-date=May 30, 2012|page=20}}
Yoshida was the flagbearer for Japan at the 2006 Asian Games and at the 2012 Olympics.{{cite web|work=The Asahi Shimbun|url=http://ajw.asahi.com/article/sports/topics/AJ201208040020|title=OLYMPICS WRESTLING: 2-time gold medalist Yoshida eager to break 'flag-bearer jinx'|date=August 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808070535/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/sports/topics/AJ201208040020|archive-date=August 8, 2012|access-date=August 15, 2012}} In 2007, she became the first female wrestler to be named Japanese Athlete of the Year, and in 2012 she received the People's Honour Award.
Weight
Yoshida started competing internationally as a cadet, in 1998, in the 52 kg category. By 2002, when she moved to seniors, she competed in the 59 kg division. The same year, she lost 4 kg, and remained in the 55 kg category until 2014. She moved to the 53 kg class at the 2014 World Cup and World Championships as part of her preparation for the 2016 Olympics,[http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2014/09/12/more-sports/yoshida-icho-extend-dominance/#.VCjmhiimH-E Yoshida, Icho extend dominance]. japantimes.co.jp. September 12, 2014 where the traditional 48–55–63–75 kg scheme would be changed to 48–53–58–63–69–75 kg.[http://corporate.olympics.com.au/files/dmfile/Rio2016QualificationSystem-Wrestling.pdf Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Rio 2016]. FILA However, two weeks after the World Championships she returned to the 55 kg category at the 2014 Asian Games, which kept the old weight divisions.[https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?spid=03DC0277598941BDBC3228FB2E080255 Yoshida, Saori (JPN)]. iat.uni-leipzig.de Yoshida announced her retirement on Twitter in January 2019.{{cite news|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1073994/thirteen-time-uww-world-champion-and-triple-olympic-gold-medallist-yoshida-retires|title=Thirteen-time UWW world champion and triple Olympic gold medallist Yoshida retires|first=James|last=Diamond|date=9 January 2019|publisher=inside the games}}
Family and public life
Yoshida is the daughter of Eikatsu Yoshida, a former national champion and wrestling coach.[http://www.aipsmedia.com/index.php?page=news&cod=13330&tp=n#.VCjuYSimH-E Japan Blanks Russia for Women's World Cup Crown]. aipsmedia.com She started training in wrestling aged 3, following her father and two elder brothers.[https://web.archive.org/web/20120516093953/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=1094/bio/index.html Athletes > Saori Yoshida > Bio]. 2008.nbcolympics.com Since 2011, she has been a face of the ALSOK security group and regularly appears in their commercials.[http://brand.gamania.com/gvoice/vol52/en/columns/52_ad.htm ALSOK Commercial Song]. G!VOICE, Vol. 52, September 2012.
In December 2008, the wrestling singlet which Yoshida wore in the Olympic final bout earlier that year, was sold for 551,000 yen (ca. US$6,123) at an internet auction, and the money donated to the Japanese Red Cross society.
In 2013, when the International Olympic Committee named wrestling as a candidate for exclusion from the Games, she became an active part of the Japanese lobbying team that persuaded the IOC to retain wrestling at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.Iwamoto, Shintaro (September 20, 2013) [http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/sports/AJ201309200064 WRESTLING/ Yoshida captures 11th straight world championship] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20140929074401/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/sports/AJ201309200064 |date=September 29, 2014 }}. ajw.asahi.com.
In May 2014, Yoshida made a cameo appearance in the Japanese television drama Tokyo Metropolitan Guard Center, and later wished to resume acting after retiring from wrestling.
Olympic Games/World Championship/Asian Games matches
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Res.
! Record
! Opponent
! Score
! Date
! Event
! Location
|-
! style=background:white colspan=8 | {{small| 2016 Olympic silver medalist at 53kg}}
|-
| {{no2}}Loss
| 89-1
| align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Helen Maroulis
| style="font-size:88%"|1-4
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|August 18, 2016
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2016 Summer Olympics
| style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4| {{flagicon|BRA}} Rio de Janeiro
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 89-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|VEN}} Betzabeth Argüello
| style="font-size:88%"|6-0
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 88-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|SEN}} Isabelle Sambou
| style="font-size:88%"|4-0
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 87-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|AZE}} Nataliya Synyshyn
| style="font-size:88%"|9-0
|-
! style=background:white colspan=8 | {{small| 2015 World champion at 53kg}}
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 86-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|SWE}} Sofia Mattsson
| style="font-size:88%"|2-1
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|September 10, 2015
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2015 World Championship
| style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5| {{flagicon|USA}} Las Vegas, NV
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 85-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|PRK}} Jong Myong-suk
| style="font-size:88%"|5-2
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 84-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|AZE}} Anzhela Dorogan
| style="font-size:88%"|11-0
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 83-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|VIE}} Nguyễn Thị Lụa
| style="font-size:88%"|10-0
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 82-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|SUI}} Nadine Tokar
| style="font-size:88%"|Fall
|-
! style=background:white colspan=8 | {{small| 2014 Asian Games champion at 55kg}}
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 81-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|MGL}} Sündeviin Byambatseren
| style="font-size:88%"|12-1
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|September 28, 2014
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2014 Asian Games
| style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4| {{flagicon|KOR}} Inchon
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 80-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|IND}} Babita Kumari
| style="font-size:88%"|14-4
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 79-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|VIE}} Phạm Thị Loan
| style="font-size:88%"|Fall
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 78-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhong Xuechun
| style="font-size:88%"|12-9
|-
! style=background:white colspan=8 | {{small| 2014 World champion at 53kg}}
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 77-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|SWE}} Sofia Mattsson
| style="font-size:88%"|6-0
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|September 10, 2014
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2014 World Championship
| style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4| {{flagicon|UZB}} Tashkent
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 76-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|CAN}} Jillian Gallays
| style="font-size:88%"|Fall
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 75-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|RUS}} Natalia Malysheva
| style="font-size:88%"|10-0
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 74-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|CHN}} Pang Qianyu
| style="font-size:88%"|Fall
|-
! style=background:white colspan=8 | {{small| 2013 World champion at 55kg}}
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 73-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|SWE}} Sofia Mattsson
| style="font-size:88%"|5-0
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|September 19, 2013
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2013 World Championship
| style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5| {{flagicon|HUN}} Budapest
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 72-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|UKR}} Iryna Husyak
| style="font-size:88%"|8-0
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 71-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|MGL}} Sündeviin Byambatseren
| style="font-size:88%"|8-0
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 70-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|RUS}} Valeria Koblova
| style="font-size:88%"|7-0
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 69-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|ROU}} Ana Maria Pavăl
| style="font-size:88%"|8-0
|-
! style=background:white colspan=8 | {{small| 2012 World champion at 55kg}}
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 68-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Helen Maroulis
| style="font-size:88%"|Fall
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|September 28, 2012
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2012 World Championship
| style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4| {{flagicon|CAN}} Strathcona County, AL
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 67-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|UKR}} Nataliya Synyshyn
| style="font-size:88%"|Fall
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 66-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|IND}} Geeta Phogat
| style="font-size:88%"|Fall
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 65-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Akziya Dautbayeva
| style="font-size:88%"|Fall
|-
! style=background:white colspan=8 | {{small| 2012 Olympic champion at 55kg}}
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 64-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|CAN}} Tonya Verbeek
| style="font-size:88%"|3-0, 2-0
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|9 August 2012
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2012 Summer Olympics
| style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4| {{flagicon|GBR}} London
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 63-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|RUS}} Valeria Zholobova
| style="font-size:88%"|1-0, 2-0
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 62-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|AZE}} Yuliya Ratkevich
| style="font-size:88%"|1-0, 2-0
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 61-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Kelsey Campbell
| style="font-size:88%"|1-0, 1-0
|-
! style=background:white colspan=8 | {{small| 2011 World champion at 55kg}}
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 60-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|CAN}} Tonya Verbeek
| style="font-size:88%"|0-1, 2-2, 3-2
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|September 15, 2011
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2011 World Championship
| style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5| {{flagicon|TUR}} Istanbul
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 59-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|SWE}} Ida-Theres Nerell
| style="font-size:88%"|6-0, 6-0
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 58-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|MEX}} Alma Valencia
| style="font-size:88%"|5-0, 7-0
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 57-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Helen Maroulis
| style="font-size:88%"|Fall
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 56-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|TUR}} Emriye Musta
| style="font-size:88%"|Fall
|-
! style=background:white colspan=8 | {{small| 2010 Asian Games champion at 55kg}}
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 55-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Lan
| style="font-size:88%"|5-0, 1-0
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|November 26, 2010
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2010 Asian Games
| style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4| {{flagicon|CHN}} Guangzhou
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 54-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|PRK}} Pak Yon-hui
| style="font-size:88%"|Fall
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 53-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|UZB}} Liliya Shakirova
| style="font-size:88%"|1-0, 7-0
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 52-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|MGL}} Batbaataryn Nomin-Erdene
| style="font-size:88%"|4-0, 5-0
|-
! style=background:white colspan=8 | {{small| 2010 World champion at 55kg}}
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 51-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|CAN}} Yuliya Ratkevich
| style="font-size:88%"|2-0, 6-0
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5| September 9, 2010
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2010 World Championship
| style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5| {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 50-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|RUS}} Maria Gurova
| style="font-size:88%"|5-0, 3-0
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 49-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Tatiana Suarez
| style="font-size:88%"|3-0, 7-0
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 48-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|UZB}} Tamara Kazaryan
| style="font-size:88%"|6-0, 6-0
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 47-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|KOR}} Um Ji-eun
| style="font-size:88%"|Fall
|-
! style=background:white colspan=8 | {{small| 2009 World champion at 55kg}}
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 46-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|AZE}} Sona Ahmadli
| style="font-size:88%"|3-0, 6-0
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5| September 24, 2009
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2009 World Championship
| style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5| {{flagicon|DEN}} Herning
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 45-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|CAN}} Tonya Verbeek
| style="font-size:88%"|3-0, 3-2
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 44-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|ROU}} Ana Maria Pavăl
| style="font-size:88%"|Fall
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 43-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|FRA}} Anna Gomis
| style="font-size:88%"|1-0, 2-1
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 42-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|MAD}} Maminirina Rafaliharisolo
| style="font-size:88%"|8-0, 7-0
|-
! style=background:white colspan=8 | {{small| 2008 Olympic champion at 55kg}}
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 41-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|CHN}} Xu Li
| style="font-size:88%"|Fall
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|August 16, 2008
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2008 Summer Olympics
| style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4| {{flagicon|CHN}} Beijing
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 40-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|CAN}} Tonya Verbeek
| style="font-size:88%"|2-0, 6-0
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 39-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|RUS}} Natalia Golts
| style="font-size:88%"|2-1, 4-0
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 38-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|SWE}} Ida-Theres Nerell
| style="font-size:88%"|3-1, 4-0
|-
! style=background:white colspan=8 | {{small| 2007 World champion at 55kg}}
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 37-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|SWE}} Ida-Theres Nerell
| style="font-size:88%"|8-0
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5| September 21, 2007
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2007 World Championship
| style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5| {{flagicon|AZE}} Baku
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 36-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|BLR}} Alena Filipava
| style="font-size:88%"|7-0
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 35-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|COL}} Jackeline Rentería Castillo
| style="font-size:88%"|7-4
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 34-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|BRA}} Joice Silva
| style="font-size:88%"|10-0
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 33-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|GER}} Jessica Bechtel
| style="font-size:88%"|9-0
|-
! style=background:white colspan=8 | {{small| 2006 Asian Games champion at 55kg}}
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 32-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Olga Smirnova
| style="font-size:88%"|3-0, 6-0
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|December 11, 2006
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2006 Asian Games
| style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3| {{flagicon|QAT}} Doha
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 31-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|CHN}} Su Lihui
| style="font-size:88%"|6-1, 2-0
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 30-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|IND}} Alka Tomar
| style="font-size:88%"|1-0, 5-0
|-
! style=background:white colspan=8 | {{small| 2006 World champion at 55kg}}
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 29-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|BLR}} Mariya Ivanova
| style="font-size:88%"|13-0
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5| September 29, 2006
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2006 World Championship
| style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5| {{flagicon|CHN}} Guangzhou
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 28-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|SWE}} Ida-Theres Nerell
| style="font-size:88%"|10-3
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 27-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|FRA}} Anna Gomis
| style="font-size:88%"|3-1
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 26-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|RUS}} Natalya Golts
| style="font-size:88%"|8-0
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 25-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|VEN}} Marcia Mendoza
| style="font-size:88%"|6-3
|-
! style=background:white colspan=8 | {{small| 2005 World champion at 55kg}}
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 24-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|CHN}} Lihui Su
| style="font-size:88%"|6-0
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5| September 28, 2005
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2006 World Championship
| style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5| {{flagicon|HUN}} Budapest
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 23-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|CAN}} Tonya Verbeek
| style="font-size:88%"|4-0
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 22-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|MDA}} Ludmila Cristea
| style="font-size:88%"|6-0
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 21-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|ROU}} Ana Maria Paval
| style="font-size:88%"|4-0
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 20-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|IND}} Rathi Neha
| style="font-size:88%"|10-0
|-
! style=background:white colspan=8 | {{small| 2004 Olympic champion at 55kg}}
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 19-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|CAN}} Tonya Verbeek
| style="font-size:88%"|5-0
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|August 23, 2004
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2004 Summer Olympics
| style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4| {{flagicon|GRE}} Athens
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 18-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|FRA}} Anna Gomis
| style="font-size:88%"|7-6
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 17-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|ITA}} Diletta Giampiccolo
| style="font-size:88%"|10-0
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|August 22, 2004
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 16-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|CHN}} Sun Dongmei
| style="font-size:88%"|11-0
|-
! style=background:white colspan=8 | {{small| 2003 World champion at 55kg}}
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 15-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Tina George
| style="font-size:88%"|5-2
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6| September 12, 2003
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6|2003 World Championship
| style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=6| {{flagicon|USA}} New York City, NY
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 14-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|RUS}} Natalya Golts
| style="font-size:88%"|3-2
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 13-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|CAN}} Jennifer Ryz
| style="font-size:88%"|10-0
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 12-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|POL}} Monika Michalik
| style="font-size:88%"|4-0
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 11-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|HUN}} Kitti Godo
| style="font-size:88%"|3-0
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 10-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|BLR}} Olga Serbina
| style="font-size:88%"|10-0
|-
! style=background:white colspan=8 | {{small| 2002 World champion at 55kg}}
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 9-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Tina George
| style="font-size:88%"|10-4
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5| November 11, 2002
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2002 World Championship
| style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5| {{flagicon|GRE}} Chalkida
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 8-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|SWE}} Ida-Theres Nerell
| style="font-size:88%"|10-0
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 7-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|CAN}} Jennifer Ryz
| style="font-size:88%"|11-0
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 6-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|ESP}} Minerva Perez
| style="font-size:88%"|10-1
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 5-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|UKR}} Tatyana Lazareva
| style="font-size:88%"|3-0
|-
! style=background:white colspan=8 | {{small| 2002 Asian Games champion at 55kg}}
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 4-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Na-lae
| style="font-size:88%"|11-1
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|October 6, 2002
| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2002 Asian Games
| style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4| {{flagicon|KOR}} Busan
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 3-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|IND}} Alka Tomar
| style="font-size:88%"|10-0
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 2-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|MGL}} Naidangiin Otgonjargal
| style="font-size:88%"|7-0
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| 1-0
| align=left | {{flagicon|CHN}} Sun Dongmei
| style="font-size:88%"|10-0
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Championships and accomplishments
- Tokyo Sports
- Wrestling Special Award (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015){{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) | accessdate=16 December 2017 | 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~) | accessdate=16 December 2017 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=Japanese}}
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090105200540/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/2/224302.shtml Athlete Biography] at beijing2008
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