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Saori Yoshida

1982 - Today

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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. Yoshida was the flagbearer for Japan at the 2006 Asian Games and at the 2012 Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Saori Yoshida is the 515th most popular wrestler (down from 359th in 2024), the 2,726th most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,004th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Japanese Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Saori Yoshida ranks 515 out of 1,027. Before her are Lukáš Krpálek, Junkyard Dog, Emma, Nikki Cross, István Majoros, and Andrade Cien Almas. After her are Adam Page, Brian Pillman, Lasha Shavdatuashvili, András Sike, Al Snow, and Beth Phoenix.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Saori Yoshida ranks 446. Before her are Amar Benikhlef, Dilshod Nazarov, Aarti Chabria, Germán Lux, Egidio Arévalo Ríos, and Matías Emilio Delgado. After her are Shin Koyamada, Klára Koukalová, Adriano Ferreira Martins, Hu Ge, Ola Vigen Hattestad, and Paul-Henri Mathieu.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Saori Yoshida ranks 2,726 out of 6,245. Before her are Rie Takahashi (1994), Kenji Nojima (1976), Kohsuke Toriumi (1973), Naoki Sakai (1975), Mikihito Arai (1994), and Yuji Iida (1992). After her are Jun Suzuki (1961), Ryo Kase (1974), Sayaka Kanda (1986), Yuki Urushibara (1974), Shuta Sonoda (1969), and Mao Asada (1990).

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Among WRESTLERS In Japan

Among wrestlers born in Japan, Saori Yoshida ranks 33. Before her are Hiroshi Tanahashi (1976), Yoshihiro Tajiri (1970), Ryoko Tani (1975), Atsuji Miyahara (1958), Kairi Sane (1988), and Kaori Icho (1984). After her are Shoichi Funaki (1968), Hifumi Abe (1997), Yoshi Tatsu (1977), Kosei Akaishi (1965), Akinobu Osako (1960), and Uta Abe (2000).

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