Kota Takahashi
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| Native name | 髙橋海大 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 31, 2003 Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 74 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kota Takahashi (髙橋海大, born 31 July 2003) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler who competes in the 74 kg weight class.
Career
Takahashi won the gold medal at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, in the men's 74 kg category.[1] Later that year, he became the U23 World Champion in Tirana, Albania, winning the gold medal at 74 kg.[2]
He previously claimed a bronze medal at the 2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships in Pontevedra, Spain, in the 70 kg division.[3]
Takahashi finished fifth at the 2024 World Wrestling Championships in the men's 74 kg event.[4]
As a cadet, he won gold medals at the Asian Cadet Wrestling Championships in 2018 and 2019.[5]
References
- ^ "2024 Asian Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Japan's Takahashi claims U23 gold in style". The Japan Times. 22 October 2024.
- ^ "Results Book 2022 World U23 Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Kota Takahashi – UWW athlete profile". United World Wrestling.
- ^ "JWF Wrestlers Database: Takahashi Kota" (in Japanese). Japan Wrestling Federation.