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Kotaro Kiyooka
Personal information
Native name清岡幸大郎
Born12 April 2001 (2001-04-12) (age 23)
Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country Japan
SportWrestling
Weight class65 kg
EventFreestyle
ClubNippon Sport Science University
Coached byKenichi Yumoto
Achievements and titles
Olympic finalsGold (2024)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 65 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2023 Sofia 65 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Budapest 65 kg
Japan National Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Tokyo 65 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tokyo 61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tokyo 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo 65 kg

Kotaro Kiyooka (清岡幸大郎, Kiyooka Kotaro, born 12 April 2001) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler who competes in the 65 kilogram class.[1] He represented Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where he became the reigning Olympic champion.[2] He qualified by reaching the finals at the 2024 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament and by winning the Olympic National trials, where he defeated World and Olympic champion Takuto Otoguro.[3]

Early life

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Kiyooka was born in Kōchi Prefecture, where he started wrestling at an early age. He attended Kochi Minami High School.[4] During his teenage years, he won medals at multiple Japan National tournaments in different age-groups. [5]

Career

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2018–2020

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While still a high school student, Kiyooka placed fifth at the Emperor's Cup in 2018, and third in 2019 in the 57 kilogram class.[6] After graduating, he started attending the Nippon Sport Science University in 2020 and reached fifth place at the Emperor's Cup that year in the 61 kilogram class.[7]

2021–2022

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In 2021, Kiyooka reached second place at the Meiji Cup and fifth at the Emperor's Cup. [8][9] In 2022, he moved up to the 65 kilogram class, reaching third place at the Meiji Cup and the Emperor's Cup.[10][11]

2023

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Competing outside Japan for the first time in his career, Kiyooka won the championship at the Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament, defeating returning champion Islam Dudaev, Olympian Agustín Destribats and U23 World finalist Mikyay Naim.[12]

He then qualified for the U23 World Championships by winning the trials, before a seventh-place finish at the Meiji Cup.[13] At the U23 World Championships, Kiyooka reached ninth place. [14]

At the Emperor's Cup, Kiyooka stunned World and returning Olympic champion Takuto Otoguro to reach the finals before claiming the championship, qualifying for the 2024 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament.[2]

2024

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At the qualifier, he defeated U23 European finalist Abdulmazhid Kudiev, Olympian Yun Jun-sik and Yuan Shaohua to reach the Olympic quota. He thus represented Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [15]

In June, Kiyooka entered the Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Tournament, where he was victorious over reigning World champion Ismail Musukaev, three-time World champion Haji Aliyev, NCAA finalist and fellow Olympian Austin Gomez, and Abbas Ebrahimzade, winning gold.[16]

In August, Kiyooka made his Olympic debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[17] On the first day, he opened up with a technical fall over Maxim Saculțan from Moldova, followed by hard-fought victories over returning World finalist Sebastian Rivera from Puerto Rico and Asian Games champion Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga from Mongolia, cruising to the finals and securing a medal.[18] In the gold-medal bout, he defeated World champion Rahman Amouzad from Iran, becoming the Olympic champion at the age of 23.[19]

Freestyle record

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Senior Freestyle Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2024 Summer Olympics 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 38–13 Iran Rahman Amouzad 10–3 August 11, 2024 2024 Summer Olympics

France Paris, France

Win 37–13 Mongolia Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga 5–1 August 10, 2024
Win 36–13 Puerto Rico Sebastian Rivera 8–6
Win 35–13 Moldova Maxim Saculțan TF 10–0
2024 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 34–13 Iran Abbas Ebrahimzade 12–8 June 6, 2024 2024 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial

Hungary Budapest, Hungary

Win 33–13 Mexico Austin Gomez 12–6
Win 32–13 Hungary Ismail Musukaev 7–2
Win 31–13 Azerbaijan Haji Aliyev 5–2
2024 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 30–13 China Yuan Shaohua TF 11–0 April 19, 2024 2024 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament

Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Win 29–13 South Korea Yun Jun-sik TF 10–0
Win 28–13 Tajikistan Abdulmazhid Kudiev 10–7
2023 Japan Nationals 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 27–13 Japan Masanosuke Ono TF 11–0 December 21–24, 2023 2023 Japan National Championships – Emperor's Cup

Japan Tokyo, Japan

Win 26–13 Japan Takuto Otoguro 6–6
Win 25–13 Japan Kaiki Yamaguchi 2–1
Win 24–13 Japan Yuto Miwa 11–3
Win 23–13 Japan Toshihiro Hasegawa TF 11–0
2023 U23 World Championships 9th at 65 kg
Loss 22–13 Egypt Omar Mourad Fall October 24, 2023 2023 U23 World Championships

Albania Tirana, Albania

Win 22–12 Armenia Andranik Avetisyan Fall
2023 Japan Nationals 7th at 65 kg
Loss 21–12 Japan Kaiki Yamaguchi 1–2 June 15–18, 2023 2023 Japan National Championships – Meiji Cup

Japan Tokyo, Japan

2023 JPN U23 World Team Trials 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 21–11 Japan Suwama Shotaro 3–0 April 22, 2023 2023 U23 World Championships Japan National Team Qualifier

Japan Fujimi, Saitama

Win 20–11 Japan Kanta Tokuriki 7–0
2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 19–11 Albania Islam Dudaev 7–6 March 3, 2023 2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament

Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria

Win 18–11 France Marwane Yezza 6–2
Win 17–11 Argentina Agustín Destribats 7–6
Win 16–11 Iran Amir-Ali Asad TF 11–0
Win 15–11 Bulgaria Mikyay Naim TF 14–3
2022 Japan Nationals 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 14–11 Japan Yujiro Ueno 14–6 December 22–25, 2022 2022 Japan National Championships – Emperor's Cup

Japan Tokyo, Japan

Loss 13–11 Japan Ryoma Anraku 2–3
Win 13–10 Japan Yuuma Tomiyama 9–2
2022 Japan Nationals 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 12–10 Japan Suwama Shotaro TF 17–6 June 16–19, 2022 2022 Japan National Championships – Meiji Cup

Japan Tokyo, Japan

Win 11–10 Japan Aoyagi Yoshinosuke 4–2
Loss 10–10 Japan Kaiki Yamaguchi 1–8
Win 10–9 Japan Taiki Tsutsumi 3–0
2021 Japan Nationals 5th at 61 kg
Loss 9–9 Japan Kodai Ogawa 4–4 December 16–19, 2021 2021 Japan National Championships – Emperor's Cup

Japan Tokyo, Japan

Loss 9–8 Japan Rei Higuchi 1–2
Win 9–7 Japan Fukami Kotetsu TF 10–0
2021 Japan Nationals 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 61 kg
Loss 8–7 Japan Toshihiro Hasegawa 1–6 May 27–30, 2021 2021 Japan National Championships – Meiji Cup

Japan Tokyo, Japan

Win 8–6 Japan Kodai Ogawa 7–4
Win 7–6 Japan Wataru Tadano TF 11–0
2020 Japan Nationals 5th at 61 kg
Loss 6–6 Japan Toshihiro Hasegawa TF 1–12 December 17–20, 2018 2020 Japan National Championships – Emperor's Cup

Japan Tokyo, Japan

Loss 6–5 Japan Kodai Ogawa 1–7
2019 Japan Nationals 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 57 kg
Win 6–4 Japan Taiki Arinobu 8–4 December 19–22, 2019 2019 Japan National Championships – Emperor's Cup

Japan Tokyo, Japan

Loss 5–4 Japan Yuki Takahashi TF 1–11
Win 5–3 Japan Iwasawa Kan TF 12–1
Win 4–3 Japan Daiki Araki 12–3
Win 3–3 Japan Suwama Shotaro 4–1
2019 Japan Nationals 8th at 57 kg
Loss 2–3 Japan Daiki Araki 3–4 June 13–16, 2019 2019 Japan National Championships – Meiji Cup

Japan Tokyo, Japan

2018 Japan Nationals 5th at 57 kg
Loss 2–2 Japan Daiki Araki 1–3 December 20–23, 2018 2018 Japan National Championships – Emperor's Cup

Japan Tokyo, Japan

Loss 2–1 Japan Yuki Takahashi 0–7
Win 2–0 Japan Rikuto Arai 2–2
Win 1–0 Japan Taiki Arinobu TF 12–2

References

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