Yurika Itō
Yurika Itō ( Japanese 伊藤 友 莉香 , Itō Yurika ; born March 25, 1991 in Osaka Prefecture ) is a Japanese wrestler . In 2011 she became junior world champion in the weight class up to 59 kg.
Career
Yurika Itō started wrestling at the age of 10 in 2001. In 2005 she won the national middle school championship and in 2007 the high school women championship. She is now a student and a member of the Okayama University Wrestling Club. Your trainer is Hiroshi Kado. At a height of 1.60 meters, she initially ranked in the weight class up to 59 kg, but moved to the weight class up to 63 kg towards the end of 2012.
She first appeared on the international wrestling mat in 2007. She was Asian junior champion (Cadets) in the weight class up to 56 kg in Taichung , Taiwan . In 2008 she repeated this title win in Tashkent in the weight class up to 60 kg.
Since 2009 she has also competed in the Japanese women's championships. She took 3rd place four times in a row. From 2009 to 2011 in the weight class up to 59 kg and 2012 in the weight class up to 63 kg.
In 2009 she was the first women's Asian champion in Pattaya ahead of Jia Mei, China, Um Jin-han, South Korea and Alka Tomar from India. In the same year she became junior runner-up in Ankara. In the final she was beaten by Ekaterina Melnikova from Russia. Also in 2010 she won medals at international championships. At the Asian Championships she took 3rd place behind Liu Fengming , China and Sorondsonboldyn Battsetseg from Mongolia and at the World University Championships in Turin she came 2nd behind Hanna Wassylenko from Ukraine.
In 2011 Yurika Itō was Junior World Champion in Bucharest in the weight class up to 59 kg. She referred Mariana Ecanu, Moldova, Sorondsonboldyn Battsetseg and Valerija Scholobowa from Russia to their places. In 2012 she also became the university world champion in Kuortane / Finland ahead of Amanda Gerhard, Canada, Hafize Sahin, Turkey and Julija Alborowa from Russia.
International success
| year | space | competition | Weight class | Results |
| 2007 | 1. | Asian Junior Championship (Cadets) in Taichung / Taipei | up to 56 kg | before Addict Googiin Narantsetseg , Mongolia and Srithyarat Nachuli, Thailand |
| 2008 | 1. | Asian Junior Championship (Cadets) in Tashkent | up to 60 kg | before O. Gendensüren, Mongolia and Niikki Singh, India |
| 2009 | 1. | Asian Championship in Pattaya | up to 59 kg | before Jia Mei, China, Um Jin-han, South Korea and Alka Tomar, India |
| 2009 | 3. | Austrian Lady Open in Götzis | up to 59 kg | behind Johanna Mattsson , Sweden and Marianna Sastin , Hungary |
| 2009 | 3. | Junior World Championships in Ankara | up to 59 kg | behind Jekaterin Melnikowa, Russia and Irina Husyak, Ukraine, together with Tajbe Jussein , Bulgaria |
| 2010 | 3. | Asian Championship | up to 59 kg | behind Liu Fengming, China and Sorondsonboldyn Battsetseg , Mongolia, together with Alka Tomar |
| 2010 | 2. | Universities World Cup in Turin | up to 59 kg | behind Hanna Wassylenko, Ukraine, in front of Jasmine Barker, Canada and Katarzyna Krawczyk, Poland |
| 2011 | 1. | Junior World Championship in Bucharest | up to 59 kg | before Mariana Ecanu, Moldova, Sorondsonboldyn Battsetseg and Valerija Scholobowa, Russia |
| 2012 | 3. | Golden Grand Prix in Baku | up to 63 kg | behind Anastasija Grigorjeva , Latvia and Julija Ostaptschuk , Ukraine, together with Inna Traschukowa, Russia |
| 2012 | 1. | Universities World Cup in Kuortane / Finland | up to 59 kg | before Amanda Gerhart, Canada, Hafize Sahin, Turkey and Julia Alborowa, Russia |
| 2013 | 2. | World Cup in Ulan-Baator | up to 63 kg | behind Sorondsonboldyn Battsetseg, together with Elena Pirozhkova , USA |
Japanese championships
| year | space | Weight class | Results |
| 2009 | 3. | up to 59 kg | behind Ayako Shōda and Kei Yamana, together with Ayaka Sato |
| 2010 | 3. | up to 59 kg | behind Takako Saito and Kayoko Shimada, together with Ayako Shoda |
| 2011 | 3. | up to 59 kg | behind Takako Saito and Kyoko Shimada, together with Ayako Ito |
| 2012 | 3. | up to 63 kg | behind Kayoko Kudo and Rio Watari , together with Kasume Utada |
Explanations
- all free style competitions
- WM = World Championship
literature
- Trade journal Der Ringer.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b All Japan Team. Japan Wrestling Federation, accessed March 22, 2013 (Japanese).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Itō, Yurika |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 伊藤 友 莉香 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese wrestler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1991 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Osaka prefecture |