Yuto Nishiuchi

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Yuto Nishiuchi
Personal information
Born (2003-10-04) 4 October 2003 (age 20)
Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country Japan
SportWrestling
Weight class61 kg (134 lb)
EventFreestyle
ClubKochi Minami High School
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Japan
Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2023 Zagreb 57 kg
Japan Nationals
Silver medal – second place 2023 Tokyo 61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo 57 kg
U20 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Jordan 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Sofia 61 kg
U17 World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Sofia 48 kg

Yuto Nishiuchi (born 4 October 2003) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler who competes at 61 kilograms.[1] He is a two-time U20 World champion and two-time Japan National medalist.[2][3]

Career[edit]

Nishiuchi attended Kochi Minami High School in Kōchi Prefecture, where he was a standout in wrestling.[4] In age-group level tournaments, Nishiuchi became a U20 World champion in 2022 and 2023, was a U17 World bronze medalist in 2019 and was also a multiple-time National champion.[5]

In the senior level, Nishiuchi grabbed silver medals from the Grand Prix Zagreb Open and the Japan National Championships in 2023, and a bronze at the latter tournament in 2022.[3][6] He currently attends the Nippon Sport Science University.[7]

Freestyle record[edit]

Senior Freestyle Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2023 Japan Nationals 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 61 kg
Loss 8–3 Japan Kaisei Tanabe 2–6 21 December 2023 2023 Emperor's Cup All-Japan Championships

Japan Tokyo, Japan

Win 8–2 Japan Kodai Ogawa 6–1
Win 7–2 Japan Rikuto Nagai TF 10–0
Win 6–2 Japan Ryu Gokita TF 10–0
Win 5–2 Japan Takumi Yoshimura 7–2
2023 Grand Prix Zagreb Open 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 57 kg
Loss 4–2 Azerbaijan Aliabbas Rzazade 0–2 1 February 2023 2023 Grand Prix Zagreb Open

Croatia Zagreb, Croatia

Win 4–1 India Aman Sehrawat TF 15–5
Win 3–1 United States Zane Richards 6–4
Win 2–1 Puerto Rico Darian Cruz 6–6
2022 Japan Nationals 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 57 kg
Win Japan Yuki Takahashi FF 22–25 December 2022 2022 Emperor's Cup All-Japan Championships

Japan Tokyo, Japan

Loss 1–1 Japan Rei Higuchi 3–9
Win 1–0 Japan Fuga Sasaki 9–0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Japan Wrestling Federation – 日本レスリング協会公式サイト – JWF :::【12.22~25天皇杯全日本選手権・展望(30)】世界トップ選手による大激戦、勝ち抜くのはだれか?…男子フリースタイル57kg級 |". www.japan-wrestling.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  2. ^ "NISHIUCHI Yuto profile page". uww.org. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  3. ^ a b ericolanowski. "Tanabe joins Olympic medalist dad as national champion". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  4. ^ "Japan Wrestling Federation – 日本レスリング協会公式サイト – JWF :::Japan Wrestling Federation News ― February 2023 (Zagreb Open/Klippan Lady/Kolov-Petrov Entries) |". www.japan-wrestling.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  5. ^ "Japan Wrestling Federation – 日本レスリング協会公式サイト – JWF :::Japan Wrestling Federation News ― March 2021 (National teams/H.S. championships/Olympic torch relay) |". www.japan-wrestling.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  6. ^ "Japan Wrestling Federation – 日本レスリング協会公式サイト – JWF :::Japan Wrestling Federation News – December 2022 [I] (Emperor's Cup ― Freestyle / World Cup) |". www.japan-wrestling.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  7. ^ "Japan Wrestling Federation – 日本レスリング協会公式サイト – JWF :::Japan Wrestling Federation News ― August 2023 (German Grand Prix/World U17/World U20/East Asian Youth) |". www.japan-wrestling.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-01-19.

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