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is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She is a ten-time World Champion and four-time Olympic Champion, winning gold in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016. Icho was undefeated between 2003 and 2016. On 29 January 2016 at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2016 Icho lost to Pürevdorjiin Orkhon of
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. This was her first loss after a long domination. She is the first female in any sport to win individual-event gold at four consecutive Olympics. On October 20, 2016, she was awarded the People's Honour Award by Prime Minister
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for her achievements, the second wrestler to receive the highest award, after Saori Yoshida in 2012. She is the younger sister of
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Championships and accomplishments

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'' ** Wrestling Special Award (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)


See also

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List of multiple Olympic gold medalists This article lists the individuals who have won at least four gold medals at the Olympic Games or at least three gold medals in individual events. List of most Olympic gold medals over career This is a partial list of multiple Olympic gold medali ...
* List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event * List of multiple Olympic medalists in one event


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* * * * * Japanese female sport wrestlers 1984 births Living people Martial artists from Aomori Prefecture Sportspeople from Hachinohe Olympic wrestlers for Japan Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Japan Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics World Wrestling Championships medalists Wrestlers at the 2002 Asian Games Wrestlers at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in wrestling Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon People's Honour Award winners Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Summer World University Games medalists in wrestling FISU World University Games gold medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade Asian Wrestling Championships medalists 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese sportswomen {{Japan-wrestling-bio-stub