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Risako Kawai

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Risako Kinjo (née Kawai) (金城 梨沙子, Kinjo Risako; born 21 November 1994) is a Japanese wrestler. She is a two-time gold medalist at the Olympic Games, a three-time gold medalist at the World Wrestling Championships and a four-time gold medalist at the Asian Wrestling Championships. She finished second at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas and represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal by defeating Maria Mamashuk of Belarus 3-0. She celebrated her Olympic gold medal victory by delivering two fireman's carry takedowns to her coach (Kazuhito Sakae). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Risako Kawai is the 1,114th most popular wrestler (down from 721st in 2024), the 4,846th most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,887th in 2019) and the 86th most popular Japanese Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Risako Kawai ranks 1,114 out of 1,027. Before her are Rey Fénix, Jimmy Pedro, Mashu Baker, Nenad Žugaj, Adam Pearce, and Elis Manolova. After her are Viktor Lebedev, Manuel Lombardo, Bronson Reed, Ricardo Rodriguez, Roxanne Perez, and Funa Tonaki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Risako Kawai ranks 887. Before her are Luca Curatoli, Ludmila, Renzo Lopez, Pauline Ranvier, Mashu Baker, and Nans Peters. After her are Tereza Smitková, Zelimkhan Khadjiev, Saba Lobzhanidze, Katsumi Nakamura, Kwasi Okyere Wriedt, and Odd Christian Eiking.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Risako Kawai ranks 4,859 out of 6,245. Before her are Ayaka Sasaki (1996), Shingo Kumabayashi (1981), Koki Saito (2001), Kosuke Nakamachi (1985), Shigeru Sakurai (1979), and Kota Ueda (1986). After her are Yoshimi Ozaki (1981), Nao Kusaka (2000), Arisa Higashino (1996), Manabu Komatsubara (1981), Hitoshi Sasaki (1891), and Tsuyoshi Ogata (1973).

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Among WRESTLERS In Japan

Among wrestlers born in Japan, Risako Kawai ranks 86. Before her are Haruka Tachimoto (1990), Mayu Mukaida (1997), Masashi Nishiyama (1985), Hiroe Minagawa (1987), Huh Mi-mi (2002), and Mashu Baker (1994). After her are Funa Tonaki (1995), Tsukasa Yoshida (1995), Kanae Yamabe (1990), Eri Tosaka (1993), Shohei Yabiku (1995), and Akira Sone (2000).

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