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Risako Kawai
川井梨紗子
Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	21 November 1994 (age 29); Tsubata, Ishikawa Prefecture
Height	160 cm (5 ft 3 in) (2016)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb) (2016)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Freestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing Japan
Olympic Games
World Championships
Asian Championships
Asian Games

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Risako Kawai (川井梨紗子, Kawai Risako, born 21 November 1994)^[1] 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^[2] 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).^[3]

Kawai's Olympic gold medal was one of four won by Japan's women's wrestling team at the 2016 Rio games.^[4]

In 2021, Kawai won the gold medal in the 57 kg wrestling division at the Tokyo Olympics. Her younger sister Yukako had won gold in the 62 kg division the previous day.^[5]

Championships and accomplishments[edit]

Tokyo Sports
- Wrestling Special Award (2016, 2017)^[6]

References[edit]

^ "Risako Kawai". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
^ "2015 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
^ Video, Telegraph (19 August 2016). "Japanese wrestler Risako Kawai takes down her coach in celebration". The Telegraph.
^ "The Women of Japan's Wrestling Team Remain the Most Dominant Force on the Planet".
^ Landers, Serena (5 August 2021), "Wrestling: Risako Kawai Follows Sister Yukako in Winning Gold", Japan Forward
^ "東京スポーツプロレス大賞（2010～）". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 December 2017.

External links[edit]

Risako Kawai at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
Risako Kawai at United World Wrestling
Risako Kawai at Olympics.com
Risako Kawai at Olympic.org (archived)
Risako Kawai at Olympedia

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[1] "Risako Kawai". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

[uww_world_wrestling_championships_2015-2] "2015 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.

[3] Video, Telegraph (19 August 2016). "Japanese wrestler Risako Kawai takes down her coach in celebration". The Telegraph.

[4] "The Women of Japan's Wrestling Team Remain the Most Dominant Force on the Planet".

[landers-5] Landers, Serena (5 August 2021), "Wrestling: Risako Kawai Follows Sister Yukako in Winning Gold", Japan Forward

[6] "東京スポーツプロレス大賞（2010～）". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 December 2017.

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+{{Nihongo|'''Risako Kawai'''|川井 梨紗子|Kawai Risako|born 21 November 1994}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/risako-kawai |title=Risako Kawai |publisher=Rio 2016 |access-date=18 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826111504/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/risako-kawai |archive-date=2016-08-26}}</ref> is a Japanese wrestler. She is a two-time gold medalist at the [[Wrestling at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]], a three-time gold medalist at the [[World Wrestling Championships]] and a four-time gold medalist at the [[Asian Wrestling Championships]].
-{{Nihongo|'''Risako Kawai'''|川井 梨紗子|Kawai Risako|born 21 November 1994}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/risako-kawai |title=Risako Kawai |publisher=Rio 2016 |access-date=18 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826111504/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/risako-kawai |archive-date=2016-08-26}}</ref> is a Japanese wrestler. She finished second at the [[2015 World Wrestling Championships]] in [[Las Vegas]]<ref name="uww_world_wrestling_championships_2015">{{Cite web|title=2015 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/media/document/event/results/results_09_lasvegas_1.pdf|website=United World Wrestling|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530151426/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/media/document/event/results/results_09_lasvegas_1.pdf|archive-date=30 May 2020|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> and represented her country at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] winning a gold medal by defeating Maria Mamashuk of Belarus 3-0.
+She finished second at the [[2015 World Wrestling Championships]] in [[Las Vegas]]<ref name="uww_world_wrestling_championships_2015">{{Cite web|title=2015 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/media/document/event/results/results_09_lasvegas_1.pdf|website=United World Wrestling|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530151426/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/media/document/event/results/results_09_lasvegas_1.pdf|archive-date=30 May 2020|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> and represented her country at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]], winning a gold medal by defeating [[Maryia Mamashuk|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).<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/olympics/2016/08/19/japanese-wrestler-risako-kawai-takes-down-her-coach-in-celebrati/</ref>
+She celebrated her Olympic gold medal victory by delivering two fireman's carry takedowns to her coach ([[Kazuhito Sakae]]).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/olympics/2016/08/19/japanese-wrestler-risako-kawai-takes-down-her-coach-in-celebrati/|title = Japanese wrestler Risako Kawai takes down her coach in celebration|newspaper = The Telegraph|date = 19 August 2016|last1 = Video|first1 = Telegraph}}</ref>
-Kawai's Olympic gold medal was one of four won by Japan's women's wrestling team at the 2016 Rio games.<ref>https://sports.yahoo.com/news/women-japans-wrestling-team-remain-235724694.html</ref>
+Kawai's Olympic gold medal was one of four won by Japan's women's wrestling team at the 2016 Rio games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/women-japans-wrestling-team-remain-235724694.html|title = The Women of Japan's Wrestling Team Remain the Most Dominant Force on the Planet}}</ref>
+In 2021, Kawai won the gold medal in the 57 kg wrestling division at the Tokyo Olympics.  Her younger sister [[Yukako Kawai|Yukako]] had won gold in the 62 kg division the previous day.<ref name=landers>{{citation |last=Landers |first=Serena |title=Wrestling: Risako Kawai Follows Sister Yukako in Winning Gold | newspaper=Japan Forward |date=August 5, 2021 |url=https://japan-forward.com/wrestling-risako-kawai-follows-sister-yukako-in-winning-gold/}}</ref>
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v t e Olympic Champions in women's freestyle lightweight
2004 Saori Yoshida (JPN) 2008 Saori Yoshida (JPN) 2012 Saori Yoshida (JPN) 2016 Kaori Icho (JPN) 2020 Risako Kawai (JPN)
2004–2012: 55 kg 2016: 58 kg 2020–present: 57 kg