Kaori Icho

  • Kaori Icho
    Kaori Icho
  • Sport
    Wrestling
  • Medals
    • Gold 1
    • Silver 0
    • Bronze 0
  • Country
    Japan
  • Date of Birth
    13 June 1984
  • Height
    5' 5" (1.66m)
  • Weight
    139lbs. (63kg)
  • Age
    28
  • Gender
    Female
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Schedule & Results

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Dates and times are in AEST.
Time Event Type Sport Event Stage Match
8/08/12 10:48 PM Wrestling Women's Freestyle 63 kg Round of 8 See Results
8/08/12 11:44 PM Wrestling Women's Freestyle 63 kg Quarterfinal See Results
9/08/12 12:24 AM Wrestling Women's Freestyle 63 kg Semifinal See Results
9/08/12 4:48 AM Medal/Final Wrestling Women's Freestyle 63 kg Final See Results

Kaori Icho Biography

Icho is the two-time defending Olympic champion at 63 kg, having won gold medals in Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008. She is a seven-time world champion in the same weight class and won back-to-back world titles in 2010 and 2011. In addition to her five other gold medals in 2002-03 and 2005-07, Icho won gold at the Asian Games in 2006. She is the younger sister of Chiharu Icho, who won silver medals at 48 kg at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.

Overall Medal Count

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 46 29 29 104
2 China 38 27 23 88
3 Great Britain 29 17 19 65
4 Russia 24 26 32 82
5 South Korea 13 8 7 28
6 Germany 11 19 14 44
7 France 11 11 12 34
10 Australia 7 16 12 35

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