Eri Tosaka

Eri Tosaka

Tosaka (right) at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality Japanese
Born (1993-08-30) 30 August 1993
Takaoka, Japan
Height 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight 48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) Freestyle
College team Shigakkan University Wrestling Team
Coached by Kazuhito Sakae

Eri Tosaka (登坂 絵莉 Tōsaka Eri, born on 30 August 1993) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler from Japan. She competes in the 48 kg division and won the silver medal in the same division at the 2012 World Wrestling Championships. Her performance improved in the 2013 World Wrestling Championships where she won the gold medal after defeating Mayelis Caripá of Venezuela.[1] She won the 2016 Rio Olympic gold medal for Women's 48kg freestyle wrestling by 3-2 decision over Mariya Stadnik of Azerbaijan.

Championships and accomplishments

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