Chiharu Icho

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Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 48 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 New York City 51 kg
Gold medal – first place 2006 Guangzhou 48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2007 Baku 48 kg

Chiharu Icho (伊調 千春, Ichō Chiharu, born October 6, 1981 in

wrestler who competed in the 48 kg weight class at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal at both Games.[1]

Her younger sister Kaori is also a wrestler who competed in the 63 kg weight class at the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal on four occasions.[2]

Chiharu has won the Asian championship twice and the World Championships three times.

Awards

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chiharu Icho". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kaori Icho". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  3. ^ "東京スポーツ プロレス大賞:選考経過(2000~2009)". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved December 16, 2017.

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