Atsushi Matsumoto Explained

Atsushi Matsumoto
Birth Date:1988 3, df=yes
Height:181cm (71inches)
Country:Japan
Sport:Amateur wrestling

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

In 2010, he competed in the men's freestyle 84kg 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 92kg event at the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Xi'an, China.[3] [4]

Major results

YearTournamentLocationResultEvent
2015Asian ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar2ndFreestyle 86 kg
2017Asian ChampionshipsNew Delhi, India2ndGreco-Roman 85 kg
2018World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary3rdFreestyle 92 kg
2019Asian ChampionshipsXi'an, China3rdFreestyle 92 kg

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 World Wrestling Championships Results. United World Wrestling. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200414123246/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2018-11/2018-world-championships_final-book.pdf. 14 April 2020. 14 April 2020.
  2. News: Etchells. Daniel. Two gold medals for Japan as action continues at Asian Wrestling Championships. 11 May 2017. InsideTheGames.biz. 9 April 2020.
  3. News: Iran secure further four men's freestyle gold medals to finish on seven at Asian Wrestling Championships. Etchells. Daniel. 24 April 2019. InsideTheGames.biz. 18 January 2020.
  4. Web site: 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships Results. United World Wrestling. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200518232029/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2019-04/results_04_xian.pdf. 18 May 2020.