Masako Furuichi (born 20 October 1996) is a Japanese

freestyle wrestler Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling i ...

. She won the gold medal in the women's 72 kg event at the

2021 World Wrestling Championships The 2021 World Wrestling Championships was the 17th edition of the World Wrestling Championships of combined events and was held from 2 to 10 October 2021 in Oslo, Norway. The event was subsequent to the 2019 World Championships due to the can ...

in Oslo, Norway. She is also a two-time medalist at the

Asian Wrestling Championships Asian Wrestling Championships is the Wrestling Asian Championship organized by the Asian Associated Wrestling Committee (AAWC). The men's tournament began in 1979 and The women's tournament was first staged in 1996, and it has been held every year. ...

Career

Furuichi won the silver medal in the women's 75kg event at the

2017 Asian Wrestling Championships The 2017 Asian Wrestling Championships was held at the KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium, Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi in India. The event took place from 10 to 14 May 2017. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle Men's Greco ...

held in New Delhi, India. In 2018, she won the bronze medal in the women's 72kg event at the

held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. In 2019, Furuichi won one of the bronze medals in the women's 72 kg event at the

World Wrestling Championships The World Wrestling Championships are the Amateur Wrestling World Championships organized by United World Wrestling. The Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling tournament began in 1904, and the Men's Freestyle Wrestling tournament began in 1951. The Women' ...

held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. She won the gold medal in the 72 kg event at the

in Oslo, Norway. Furuichi won one of the bronze medals in the 72kg event at the

2022 World Wrestling Championships The 2022 World Wrestling Championships was the 17th edition of the World Wrestling Championships of combined events and was held between 10 and 18 September 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia. The UWW Bureau approved the candidature of Belgrade, Serb ...

held in Belgrade, Serbia.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Furuichi, Masako Living people 1996 births Place of birth missing (living people) Japanese female sport wrestlers World Wrestling Championships medalists Asian Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century Japanese women