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Atsushi Matsumoto

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Atsushi Matsumoto
Personal information
Born (1988-03-24) 24 March 1988 (age 36)
Height181 cm (5.94 ft; 71 in)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportAmateur wrestling
Events
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest 92 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Doha 86 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Xi'an 92 kg
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Japan
Silver medal – second place 2017 New Delhi 85 kg

Atsushi Matsumoto (born 24 March 1988) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in the 92 kg event at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[1] He also competed in Greco-Roman wrestling in 2017, winning the silver medal in the 85 kg event at the 2017 Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India.[2]

Career

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In 2010, he competed in the men's freestyle 84 kg event at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China without winning a medal. He was eliminated from the competition in his first match by Muhammad Inam of Pakistan.

He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 92 kg event at the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Xi'an, China.[3][4]

Major results

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2015 Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd Freestyle 86 kg
2017 Asian Championships New Delhi, India 2nd Greco-Roman 85 kg
2018 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Freestyle 92 kg
2019 Asian Championships Xi'an, China 3rd Freestyle 92 kg

References

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  1. ^ "2018 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. ^ Etchells, Daniel (11 May 2017). "Two gold medals for Japan as action continues at Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  3. ^ Etchells, Daniel (24 April 2019). "Iran secure further four men's freestyle gold medals to finish on seven at Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. ^ "2019 Asian Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2020.
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