Yoshinosuke Aoyagi (born 13 February 2002) is an Japanese freestyle wrestler. He won the silver medal at the 2024 World Wrestling Championships.[1]
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| Born | 13 February 2002 Saitama Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 70 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wrestling career
editIn 2023, he won the bronze medal in 70 kg at the Asian Championships in Astana. In the same year, he became the champion of his country in 70 kg. In April 2024, he won the silver medal at the Asian Championships in Bishkek, losing to Iranian wrestler Amir Mohammad Yazdani in the final. At the 2024 World Wrestling Championships in Tirana, Albania, he lost to Kazakh Nurkozha Kaipanov 5-3 in the men's freestyle 70 kg final match and won the silver medal. Yoshinosuke Aoyagi reached the final by defeating Turkish Yasin Yeşil 11-0 in the second round, Ukrainian Vasyl Shuptar 12-2 with technical superiority in the quarter-finals and Inalbek Sheriev, who competed for Russia, who participated as an Individual Independent, 6-1 in the semi-finals.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Yoshinosuke Aoyagi profile page". uww.org.
- ^ "Freestyle – Seniors – 70 kg – Results". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "2024 Wrestling World Championships: All final results and medals – Full list". olympics.com. Retrieved 30 October 2024.