Yayoi Urano Explained

Yayoi Urano
浦野 弥生
Nationality:Japanese
Birth Date:[1]
Height:169 cm[2]
Country:Japan
Sport:Wrestling
Event:Freestyle
Show-Medals:yes

is a retired Japanese Wrestler and Judoka.[1] She won six gold medals and one silver medal in three weight classes (65, 70, and 75 kg) at the World Wrestling Championships from 1990 to 1996.[1] [2] [3]

Biography

Urano was involved in track and field at, as her father was a shot putter.[1] [2] After entering Nippon Sport Science University, she started Judo.[1] [3] She became captain of the Judo club and won the 61 kg weight class at the Tokyo University Championships.[1] Furthermore, she also started Wrestling at the suggestion of Miyuu Yamamoto's father, Ikuei Yamamoto, who was a coach of the university wrestling team.[2] [3] In 1990, two years after starting wrestling, she won her first World Championships in the 75kg weight class.[2] [3] In 1991, she won the 70 kg weight class at the World Championships in Tokyo.[1] [2] She was second at the 1992 World Wrestling Championships, but won for the third time at the 1993 World Wrestling Championships.[1] [2] She then moved down to the 65kg weight class and won the World Championships for three consecutive years starting in 1994.[1] [2] She was with the sushi company, but when the company went bankrupt, she went to Canada to study at the University of Alberta.[3] There she married Japanese-Canadian wrestler Odagaki.[3] [4] [5] Then she retired, partly due to a knee injury.[1] [3] In 2007, she became the second woman to be inducted into the UWW (then FILA) Hall of Fame.[3] [5] in 2013, Urano became a member of the UWW (then FILA) Women and Sport Commission.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: スポーツ人名事典 . Sports Biographical Dictionary . ja . 2002 . Tokyo, Japan . . 96 . 978-4816917011.
  2. Web site: 浦野弥生 . Yayoi Urano . ja . . 2022-03-19.
  3. Web site: 世界チャンピオン/女子(5)…浦野弥生 . World Champions/Women(5)Yayoi Urano . ja . . 2022-03-19.
  4. Web site: アルバータ大学(カナダ)強化練習に参加して . Participated in training sessions at the University of Alberta(Canada) . ja . . 2022-03-19.
  5. News: 2013-03-20 . 女性委員に浦野さん推薦 五輪存続へレスリング協会 . Wrestling federation recommends Ms. Urano for Women and Sport Commission towards Olympic survival . ja . . . 2022-03-19.
  6. Web site: FILA女性委員会メンバーに浦野弥生さん . Ms.Yayoi Urano became a member of the FILA Women and Sport Commission . ja . . 2022-03-19.