Yoshinosuke Aoyagi

Yoshinosuke Aoyagi
青柳善の輔
Personal information
Born (2002-02-13) 13 February 2002 (age 22)
Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Sport
Country Japan
SportWrestling
Weight class70 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Tirana 70 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Bishkek 70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Astana 70 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Antalya 70 kg
World U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Tirana 70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Tirana 70 kg
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Sofia 65 kg
World Cadets Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Sofia 60 kg

Yoshinosuke Aoyagi (born 13 February 2002) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. He won the silver medal at the 2024 World Wrestling Championships.[1]

Wrestling career

In 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

  1. ^ "Yoshinosuke Aoyagi profile page". uww.org.
  2. ^ "Freestyle – Seniors – 70 kg – Results". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  3. ^ "2024 Wrestling World Championships: All final results and medals – Full list". olympics.com. Retrieved 30 October 2024.