Ayana Gempei Explained

Ayana Gempei
Country:	Japan
Sport:	Amateur wrestling
Event:	Freestyle

Ayana Gempei is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won one of the bronze medals in the 65kg event at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.^{[1] [2]}

Career

At the 2017 Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India, she won the silver medal in the 63kg event.^{[3] [4]} At the 2018 World U23 Wrestling Championship held in Bucharest, Romania, she won the gold medal in the 65kg event.^[2] In 2018, Gempei also competed in the 68kg event at the Asian Games without winning a medal; she lost her bronze medal match against Meerim Zhumanazarova of Kyrgyzstan.^[5]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Location	Result	Event
2017	Asian Championships	New Delhi, India	2nd	Freestyle 63kg
2018	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	Freestyle 65kg

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: Diamond. James. Japan win three golds during night of women's wrestling at UWW Under-23 World Championships. 16 November 2018. InsideTheGames.biz. 9 April 2020.
3. Web site: 2017 Asian Wrestling Championships – Results Book. United World Wrestling. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181125162841/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/media/document/event/results/final-book-complete.pdf. 25 November 2018.
4. News: Etchells. Daniel. Two gold medals for Japan as action continues at Asian Wrestling Championships. 11 May 2017. InsideTheGames.biz. 9 April 2020.
5. Web site: Wrestling Results Book. 2018 Asian Games. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200203161810/http://www.ocagames.com/orb/files/4/112/AG2018_OfficialResultBook_Wrestling_v1.0.pdf. 3 February 2020. 18 May 2020.