Yayoi Urano
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Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 30 March 1969 (1969-03-30) (age 55)[1] Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yayoi Urano (浦野 弥生, Urano Yayoi, born 30 March 1969) is a retired Japanese Wrestler and Judoka.[1] She won six gold medals and one silver medal in three weight classes (65, 70, and 75 kg) at the World Wrestling Championships from 1990 to 1996.[1][2][3]
Biography
Urano was involved in track and field at Nakanobu Gakuen High School (中延学園高校) , as her father was a shot putter.[1][2] After entering Nippon Sport Science University, she started Judo.[1][3] She became captain of the Judo club and won the 61 kg weight class at the Tokyo University Championships.[1] Furthermore, she also started Wrestling at the suggestion of Miyuu Yamamoto's father, Ikuei Yamamoto, who was a coach of the university wrestling team.[2][3] In 1990, two years after starting wrestling, she won her first World Championships in the 75kg weight class.[2][3] In 1991, she won the 70 kg weight class at the World Championships in Tokyo.[1][2] She was second at the 1992 World Wrestling Championships, but won for the third time at the 1993 World Wrestling Championships.[1][2] She then moved down to the 65kg weight class and won the World Championships for three consecutive years starting in 1994.[1][2] She was with the sushi company Kyōtaru (京樽), but when the company went bankrupt, she went to Canada to study at the University of Alberta.[3] There she married Japanese-Canadian wrestler Odagaki.[3][4][5] Then she retired, partly due to a knee injury.[1][3] In 2007, she became the second woman to be inducted into the UWW (then FILA) Hall of Fame.[3][5] in 2013, Urano became a member of the UWW (then FILA) Women and Sport Commission.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k スポーツ人名事典 [Sports Biographical Dictionary] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Nichigai Assosiates (日外アソシエーツ). 2002. p. 96. ISBN 978-4816917011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "浦野弥生" [Yayoi Urano] (in Japanese). Japan Wrestling Federation (日本レスリング協会). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "世界チャンピオン/女子(5)…浦野弥生" [World Champions/Women(5)Yayoi Urano] (in Japanese). Japan Wrestling Federation (日本レスリング協会). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "アルバータ大学(カナダ)強化練習に参加して" [Participated in training sessions at the University of Alberta(Canada)] (in Japanese). Japan Wrestling Federation (日本レスリング協会). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ a b "女性委員に浦野さん推薦 五輪存続へレスリング協会" [Wrestling federation recommends Ms. Urano for Women and Sport Commission towards Olympic survival]. Nikkei (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "FILA女性委員会メンバーに浦野弥生さん" [Ms.Yayoi Urano became a member of the FILA Women and Sport Commission] (in Japanese). Japan Wrestling Federation (日本レスリング協会). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
External links
- Yayoi Urano at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
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- 1987: Georgette Jean (FRA)
- 1989: Georgette Jean (FRA)
- 1990: Rika Iwama (JPN)
- 1991: Yayoi Urano (JPN)
- 1992: Xiomara Guevara (VEN)
- 1993: Yayoi Urano (JPN)
- 1994: Christine Nordhagen (CAN)
- 1995: Lise Golliot (FRA)
- 1996: Christine Nordhagen (CAN)
- 1997: Christine Nordhagen (CAN)
- 1998: Christine Nordhagen (CAN)
- 1999: Sandra Bacher (USA)
- 2000: Kristie Marano (USA)
- 2001: Christine Nordhagen (CAN)
- 2002: Kateryna Burmistrova (UKR)
- 2003: Kristie Marano (USA)
- 2005: Meng Lili (CHN)
- 2006: Jing Ruixue (CHN)
- 2007: Jing Ruixue (CHN)
- 2008: Martine Dugrenier (CAN)
- 2009: Martine Dugrenier (CAN)
- 2010: Martine Dugrenier (CAN)
- 2011: Xiluo Zhuoma (CHN)
- 2012: Adeline Gray (USA)
- 2013: Alina Stadnyk (UKR)
- 2014: Aline Focken (GER)
- 2015: Natalia Vorobieva (RUS)
- 2017: Sara Dosho (JPN)
- 2018: Alla Cherkasova (UKR)
- 2019: Tamyra Mensah-Stock (USA)
- 2021: Meerim Zhumanazarova (KGZ)
- 2022: Tamyra Mensah-Stock (USA)
- 2023: Buse Tosun (TUR)
- 1987–1996: 70 kg
- 1997–2001: 68 kg
- 2002–2013 : 67 kg
- 2014–2017 : 69 kg
- 2018–present : 68 kg