Yuhi Fujinami
Fujinami at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
Native name藤波勇飛
Nationality Japan
Born (1996-05-27) May 27, 1996
Mie, Japan
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country Japan
SportWrestling
Weight class74 kg
EventFreestyle
Coached byYuji Takada (club)
Shigeki Nishiguchi (national)
Kenji Inoue (national)[1]
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 Paris70 kg
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Iowa Team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Jakarta74 kg
Japan National Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Tokyo 74 kg
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 Salvador da Bahia 66 kg
Bronze medal – third place2016 Macon 66 kg
Junior Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 Ulaanbaatar 66 kg
Cadet World Championships
Silver medal – second place2013 Zrenjanin 63 kg

Yuhi Fujinami (藤波勇飛, Fujinami Yuhi, born May 27, 1996) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. His younger sister is 2021 World Wrestling Championships gold medalist Akari Fujinami.[2]

He won bronze medals at the 2017 World Championships and 2018 Asian Games.[3][4] He missed the 2018 World Championships due to an injury.[1]

He took up wrestling aged eight at the wrestling gym of his father, Toshikazu Fujinami, a wrestling coach and a former wrestler. He has a degree in law from the Yamanashi Gakuin University.[1]


References

  1. 1 2 3 Yuhi Fujinami. asiangames2018.id
  2. "17歳藤波朱理が初出場V 兄は17年世界選手権銅" [17-year-old Akari Fujinami won the World Championships in her first appearance. Her brother won bronze at the 2017 World Championships]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan. 2020-12-20. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  3. "2017 World Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  4. "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
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