DOSHO Sara

Japan

Wrestling

Date of Birth: 17 Oct 1994

Age: 26

Gender: Female

Place of birth: MATSUSAKA

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : OBU

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wrestling	Women's Freestyle 68kg	5

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat B	Women's Freestyle 68kg 1/8 Final #59 USA MENSAH STOCK TMMENSAH STOCK Tamyra Mariama 10 VSU JPN DOSHO SDOSHO Sara 0	Finished
Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat B	Women's Freestyle 68kg Repechage #115 JPN DOSHO SDOSHO Sara 7 VPO1 CHN ZHOU FZHOU Feng 2	Finished
Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat B	Women's Freestyle 68kg Bronze Medal Match #155 JPN DOSHO SDOSHO Sara 0 UKR CHERKASOVA ACHERKASOVA Alla 2 VFA	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Freestyle 69kg	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

World Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Freestyle 69kg	2017	Paris, FRA
2	Freestyle 69kg	2014	Tashkent, UZB
3	Freestyle 69kg	2015	Las Vegas, NV, USA
3	Freestyle 67kg	2013	Budapest, HUN
5	Freestyle 68kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ

Asian Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Freestyle 68kg	2019	Xian, CHN
1	Freestyle 69kg	2017	New Delhi, IND

World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women's Team	2018	Takasaki, JPN

Hobbies:

Reading comics, watching Japanese cartoons, listening to music. (YouTube channel, 24 Aug 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete, Office Worker

Education:

Shigakkan University, Obu, JPN

Languages spoken:

Japanese

Club name:

Toshinjyuken [Japan]

Coach:

Hideo Sasayama [national], JPN; Kazuhito Sakae [personal], JPN

Sporting relatives:

Her father Noriyuki Dosho competed in wrestling at the National Sports Festival of Japan while he was in high school. (japan-wrestling.jp, 01 Mar 2020)

Start:

She first tried wrestling at age eight in Mie Prefecture, Japan. (toshinjyuken.co.jp, 11 Nov 2019; biz-journal.jp, 16 Oct 2019)

Reason:

She was influenced by her father. "I wanted to take up sports so I went to see judo, karate, and aikido. But I ended up getting involved in wrestling after I was taken to a gym run by coach Eikatsu Yoshida, who is also Japanese wrestler Saori Yoshida's father." (YouTube channel, 04 May 2020)

Ambition:

To win a gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (toshinjyuken.co.jp, 11 Nov 2019)

Memorable:

Winning gold in the 69kg category at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (YouTube channel, 05 May 2020)

Hero:

Japanese wrestler Saori Yoshida. (toshinjyuken.co.jp, 11 Nov 2019)

Influence:

Her primary school coach. (Japan Wrestling Federation Facebook page, 25 Jun 2015)

Ritual:

She eats gyudon [beef bowl] with Japanese wrestler Eri Tosaka the day before a competition. (YouTube channel, 05 May 2020)

Philosophy:

"It's better to regret the things that you've done rather than regret the things that you haven't done." (YouTube channel, 05 May 2020)

Award:

She received the Wrestling Special Award at the 2017 Pro-Wrestler Grand Awards in Japan. (the-miyanichi.co.jp, 18 Jan 2018)

In 2014 and 2016 she received the Obu City Sports Honorary Award in Japan. (city.obu.aichi.jp, 03 Sep 2016, 25 Oct 2014)

In 2014 and 2016 she was given the Mie Prefecture Citizen Honorary Award in Japan. (mainichi.jp, 23 Aug 2016; mie.lg.jp, 18 Feb 2014)

In 2014 she received the Aichi Prefecture Sports Achievement Award in Japan. (aichi.jp, 24 Dec 2014)

General Interest

General
OVERCOMING INJURIES
She has been troubled by a dislocated left shoulder during her career, as well as by an injury to her left knee. Both problems are due to her signature tackle from the left side when she is competing, and she underwent surgery in April 2018. "I desperately wanted to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, so I decided to have surgery to get my shoulder fully fixed, but when the doctors opened it up, the condition was worse than expected. They were surprised that I had managed to wrestle in that state. It even makes me have second thoughts about going for a tackle like before. I have a mental block when I go to tackle. Finally, I'm overcoming my fears and have started to tackle, again. I know that my strength lies in my tackle. I will be fully prepared for the [2020] Olympic Games and will win with a tackle." (tokyo2020.org, 05 Mar 2021)

Milestones

She became the first female Japanese wrestler to win gold in the 69kg category at the Olympic Games by claiming victory at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 09 Mar 2021; tokyo2020.org, 05 Mar 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
VFA:: Victory by fall
VPO1:: Victory by points - with point(s) scored by the opponent
VSU:: Victory by technical superiority - without any point scored by the opponent

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