Saori Yoshida

Saori Yoshida is a Japanese freestyle wrestler who won three Olympic gold medals and 13 world championships. Her career made her one of the most decorated wrestlers in the sport’s history.

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2004 Summer Olympics: The Summer Olympic Games held in Athens, Greece. Yoshida won her first Olympic gold when women’s wrestling made its Olympic debut.
Freestyle wrestling: A wrestling style in which competitors may attack an opponent’s legs and use their own legs in holds. This is the discipline in which Yoshida built her international record.
Women's wrestling at the Summer Olympics: The Olympic wrestling events contested by women, introduced at the 2004 Summer Games. Yoshida became one of the event’s defining champions from its first Olympic edition.
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2008 Summer Olympics: The Summer Olympic Games held in Beijing, China. Her Beijing victory secured a second consecutive Olympic title.
Women's wrestling: Competitive wrestling events for women, contested under internationally standardized rules. Yoshida competed during the expansion of women’s wrestling onto the Olympic program.
Japanese women's wrestling: The competitive wrestling tradition and national program for women in Japan. Her titles helped establish Japan as a leading power in the sport.
Kazuhito Sakae: Kazuhito Sakae is a Japanese wrestling coach associated with the national women’s program. Sakae coached Yoshida and helped develop the team system behind her international success.
2012 Summer Olympics: The Summer Olympic Games held in London, United Kingdom. Yoshida’s London title completed an unprecedented run of three Olympic gold medals.

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