Yui Susaki

Yui Susaki (須崎 優衣, Susaki Yui, born 30 June 1999) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1] She defeated all 4 of her opponents at the Olympics by technical superiority and without conceding a single point.

Yui Susaki
須崎優衣
Personal information
Native name須崎優衣
NationalityJapanese
Born30 June 1999 (1999-06-30) (age 22)
Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Height153 cm (5 ft 0 in) (2016)
Weight48 kg (106 lb) (2018)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
College teamWaseda University
ClubWaseda University club
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo50 kg
World Championships
2017 Paris 48 kg
2018 Budapest 50 kg
Asian Championships
2017 New Delhi 48 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
2017 Krasnoyarsk48 kg
Junior World Championships
2018 Trnava50 kg
2019 Tallinn50 kg
Cadet World Championships
2014 Snina43 kg
2015 Sarajevo46 kg
2016 Tbilisi49 kg

Career

An exceptionally technical wrestler, in 2017, she won a gold medal at Paris World Wrestling Championships at 48kg, and in 2018, she won gold at the Budapest World Wrestling Championships at 50kg.[2][3] She also competed at Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2017 and won a gold medal.

In 2018, she won the gold medal in the women's 50 kg event at the Klippan Lady Open in Klippan, Sweden.[4] Susaki beat Maria Stadnik and in a rematch dominated the number 1 2021 Olympic seed 10-1, winning by technical fall. Although widely regarded as the best wrestler in the 50 kg class[5] Susaki entered the Tokyo games unseeded, where she went on to win gold.

On July 5, 2021, she was named flagbearer of the Japanese delegation to the Summer Olympics by the Japanese Olympic Committee, together with basketball player Rui Hachimura.[6]

Susaki also studies in the Sport science faculty at Waseda University.

Awards

References
  1. "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. "Susaki, Yui (JPN)". IAT leipzig. August 24, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  3. "3 Japanese win gold at wrestling c'ships". The Japan news. August 25, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  4. "Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Klippan Lady Open. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  5. "2021 Tokyo Olympics: Women's 50kg Wrestling Gold Medal Odds Favor Japan's Yui Susaki on FanDuel Sportsbook". The Duel. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  6. "Japan selects Rui Hachimura, Yui Susaki as flagbearers for Olympics". Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  7. "東京スポーツ プロレス大賞（2010～）". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved December 16, 2017.
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