Taishi Narikuni Explained
| Taishi Narikuni |
| Headercolor: | Gold |
| Birth Name: | 成国大志 |
| Birth Date: | 1997 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Height: | 167 cm |
| Father: | --> |
| Sport: | Amateur wrestling |
| Weight Class: | 70 kg |
| Event: | Freestyle |
| Worlds: | (2022) |
| Regionals: | (2022) |
Taishi Narikuni (born 13 November 1997) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. He won the gold medal in the men's 70kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[1] [2] He also won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[3] [4]
His mother Akiko Iijima is a four-time medalist at the World Wrestling Championships, including two gold medals (1990 and 1991).[5]
Achievements
Notes and References
- News: Shefferd . Neil . 16 September 2022 . Olympic champions help US claim double freestyle gold at World Wrestling Championships . InsideTheGames.biz . 17 September 2022.
- Web site: 2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220918183512/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. . 18 September 2022 . 18 September 2022 . United World Wrestling.
- News: 23 April 2022 . Kumar becomes India's 1st 3-time Asian champ . United World Wrestling . 16 September 2022.
- Web site: 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220424143847/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-04/final-book-senior_asian_championships.pdf?VersionId=YJDMAXt2PzJwnVKPBf.3kNiMafH6p8ll . 24 April 2022 . 24 April 2022 . United World Wrestling.
- News: 17 May 2022 . Taishi Narikuni fights to emerge from accomplished mother's shadow . The Japan Times . 16 September 2022.
