Yu Shiotani

Yu Shiotani (born 27 October 2001) is a Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the 55 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[1][2]

Yu Shiotani
Personal information
Birth name塩谷優
Nationality Japan
Born (2001-10-27) 27 October 2001
Tokyo, Japan
Height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Sport
Country Japan
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class55 kg
Event(s)Greco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Belgrade 55 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Almaty 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Ulaanbaatar 55 kg
Wladyslaw Pytlasinski Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Warsaw 55 kg

He won the gold medal in the 55 kg event at the 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[3][4] He also won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[5][6]

Achievements
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2021 Asian Championships Almaty, Kazakhstan 1st Greco-Roman 55 kg
2022 Asian Championships Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 1st Greco-Roman 55 kg
World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd Greco-Roman 55 kg

References
  1. Shefferd, Neil (11 September 2022). "Hosts Serbia take two golds on opening day of finals at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  2. "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  3. Rowbottom, Mike (13 April 2021). "Iran earn three Greco-Roman golds on day one of UWW Asian Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  4. "2021 Asian Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  5. "Makhmudov wins second title as Asian Wrestling Championships begin in Mongolia". InsideTheGames.biz. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  6. "2022 Asian Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.


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