Shota Ogawa
| Shota Ogawa medal table |
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| Japan | ||
| World Championship | ||
| bronze | 2019 Nur-Sultan | up to 55 kg |
| U 23 World Championship | ||
| gold | 2019 Budapest | up to 55 kg |
Shota Ogawa (born November 29, 1998 in Osaka Prefecture ) is a Japanese wrestler
Career
Shota Ogawa began wrestling as a student at Oyodo Junior High School. He focuses on the Greco-Roman style. He later moved to Kasumigauta High School before studying at Nippon Sport Science University in Tokyo in 2017 .
His first notable sporting success as a wrestler came in 2012 when he took 3rd place in the Japanese national junior high school championship in the Greco-Roman style in the weight class up to 38 kg. In 2013 he became Japanese junior champion (Cadets) in the weight class up to 42 kg body weight. In the same year he was used by the Japanese Wrestling Association at the Junior World Championship (Cadets) in Zrenjanin in the weight class up to 42 kg. He dropped out early in Zrenjanin and only came in 12th place.
In 2015 Shota Ogawa became Japanese high school champion in the weight class up to 50 kg body weight, after which he was sent to the Junior World Championship (Cadets) in Sarajevo . However, he was eliminated early in this championship and only came in 13th place.
In 2017 Shota Ogawa was the Japanese runner-up in the seniors in the weight class up to 55 kg. Due to this success he was able to start in June 2018 at the so-called "Meiji Cup" in Tokyo, a challenge tournament of the Japanese Wrestling Association, in which the starters for the respective international championships are determined (Olympic Games, World Championship). He finished 2nd in the weight class up to 55 kg behind Shota Tanokura . In September 2018 Shota Ogawa came in 8th place at the Junior World Championship (Juniors) in Trnava after beating Andre Ricardo Cardoso Oliveira Silva from Portugal and losing to Zulfigar Aliyev from Azerbaijan. He did much better at the U23 World Championship two months later in Bucharest in the weight class up to 55 kg. He lost his first fight there against Vitali Kabaloyev from Russia, but then came in the consolation round to a victory over Sebastian Kolompar from Serbia. In the fight for one of the bronze medals he lost to Amangali Bekbolatow from Kazakhstan.
Shota Ogawa finished 3rd behind Hiromu Katagiri and Ken Matsui in the Japanese Senior Championship in December 2018 . At the "Meiji" Cup 2019, he then qualified for participation in this year's World Cup in Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan). There he won over Jeon Hyeo-kijn , South Korea and Ilchom Bachramow from Kazakhstan. In the semifinals he lost to Nugsari Zurzumia from Georgia, but then secured a bronze medal by defeating Cao Linguo from China. A month later he was even U23 world champion in Budapest with victories over Maksim Visozki , Israel, Pouya Mohammad Naserpour , Iran, Ekrem Oztürk , Turkey and Emin Saferschajew from Russia.
International success
| year | space | competition | Weight class | Results |
| 2013 | 12. | Junior World Championships (Cadets) in Zrenjanin | up to 42 kg | Winner: Emin Saferschajew, Ukraine |
| 2015 | 13. | Junior World Championships (Cadets) in Sarajevo | up to 50 kg | Winner: Giovanni Freni, Italy ahead of Emin Saferschajew |
| 2018 | 8th. | Junior World Championships (Juniors) in Trnava | up to 55 kg | after defeating Andre Ricardo Cardoso Oliveira Silva, Portugal and losing against Zulfigar Aliyev, Azerbaijan |
| 2018 | 5. | U23 World Cup in Bucharest | up to 55 kg | after a loss to Vitaly Kabaloyev , Russia, a victory over Sebastian Kolompar, Serbia and a loss to Amangali Bekbulatow, Kazakhstan |
| 2019 | 3. | World Cup in Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan) | up to 55 kg | after victories over Jeon Hyeo-kijn, South Korea and Ilchom Bachramow Uzbekistan, a defeat against Nugsari Zurzumia , Georgia and a win over Cao Liguo, China |
| 2019 | 1. | U23 World Cup in Budapest | up to 55 kg | after victories over Maksim Visozki, Israel, Pouya Mohammad Naserpour, Iran, Ekrem Oztürk, Turkey and Emin Saferschajew, Russia |
- Explanations
- all competitions in Greco-Roman style
- WM = World Championship
- Age group "Cadets" up to 17 years of age, age group "Juniors" up to 20 years of age
Web links
- Shota Ogawa's profile at the Institute of Applied Exercise Science
- 3rd place for Shota Ogawa at the 2019 World Cup
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ogawa, Shota |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese wrestler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1998 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Osaka prefecture |