HAMADA WINS GOLD FOR JAPANESE WOMEN AT WORLD STUDENT C’SHIPS
PECS, Hungary (July 9-10) – Former junior world champion Chiho HAMADA won the 55kg title in female freestyle while Shiori ITO grabbed a silver medal at 48kg on the opening day of the women’s event at the world university wrestling championships.
Hamada defeated European championships bronze medal winner Irina OLOGONOVA (RUS), 4-1, in the 55kg final for her first international title since winning the 2012 junior world crown. Ito, meanwhile, fell to Nordhagen Classics silver medalist Jasmine MIAN (CAN), 2-4, in the 48kg championship for the silver medal.
Meanwhile, Arisa TANAKA and Mikako HIGUCHI also won bronze medals on the second day of female wrestling, but Japan had to settle for a fourth place overall in the team rankings.
Female Wrestling
48kg – ITO, Shiori (Silver, 12 entries)
R1 – df. Alina MOREVA (RUS), 6-2
R2 – df. Irina RYBAK (UKR), 8-7
SF – df. TSERENBAATAR Tsogtbayar by TF, 11-0
F1 – lost to Jasmine MIAN (CAN), 2-4
53kg – TANAKA, Arisa (Bronze, 8 entries)
R1 – df. Nathalie RIESER (SUI) by TF, 10-0
SF – lost to Iulia LEORDA (MDA) by fall
F3 – df. Brianne BARRY (CAN), 8-0
55kg – HAMADA, Chiho (Gold, 8 entries)
R1 – df. Tatyana KIT (UKR) by TF, 10-0
SF – df. Evelina NIKOLOVA (BUL) by TF, 12-2
F1 – df. Irina OLOGONOVA (RUS), 4-1
58kg – HIGUCHI, Mikako (Bronze, 9 entries)
R1 – bye
R2 – lost to Oksana NAGORNYKH (RUS) by fall
F3 – df. Ekaterina RUSU (MDA) by fall
60kg – HAYAMI, Natsumi (5th, 7 entries)
R1 – df. Szimonetta JAGER (HUN)
SF – lost Maria LYULKOVA (RUS), 3-4
F3 – lost to Brianna DELGADO (USA), 6-8
63kg – UEHARA, Haruna (5th, 9 entries)
R1 – df. Gabriella SLEISZ (HUN), 5-3
R2 – df. OYUNTUYA Otgonbat (MGL), 2-1
SF – lost to Danielle LAPPAGE (CAN), 0-3
F3 – lost to Valeria LAZINSKAYA (RUS), 1-10
69kg – HASHIMOTO, Chihiro (5th, 8 entries)
R1 – lost to Dorothy YEATS (CAN) by TF, 0-10
F3 – lost to Darima SANZHEEVA (RUS) by TF, 0-10
75kg – YOSHII, Tamae (8th, 8 entries)
R1 – lost to Julia SALATA (USA), 0-5
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