Have a look at the bio, age, record and ranking of Yui Susaki
Yui Susaki is a Japanese wrestler and the reigning Olympic women’s freestyle 50 kg wrestling champion who recently suffered a shock defeat against India’s Vinesh Phogat, find out more about her below.
Susaki won an Olympic gold medal in Tokyo 2020 without conceding a single point, which is a very rare accomplishment.
Who is Japanese wrestler Yui Susaki, bio, age, height, medals, ranking and international fight record
Despite all the hype surrounding the reigning champion she suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat.
Susaki was initially leading 2-0 until the dying seconds of the game, before Vinesh Phogat bounced back to produce a dramatic turnaround and win the bout 3-2.
Yui Susaki bio and age
Yui Susaki is a Japanese freestyle wrestling sensation who was born on June 30, 1999, in Matsudo, Chiba, Japan. She is currently 25-years-old, and is the reigning champion of the women’s freestyle wrestling 50 kg event. Susaki had a dominating gold medal win at the 2020 Summer Olympics, after winning it without conceding a single point.
She is also a four-time world champion, and has lost just four times since 2010. Three of those came against Yuki Irie in 2015, 2017 and 2019, and the most recent one against Vinesh Phogat at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Japan’s Yui Susaki is currently the World No. 1 wrestler in the 50 kg women’s wrestling category and held an 82-0 international fight record before losing to Phogat.
Weight and height
Yui Susaki roughly weighs around 50 kg (110 lbs) and stands at a height of 1.53 m (5’0”)
Club
Yui Susaki belongs to the Waseda University club.
Career and achievements
Yui started out wrestling at a very young age after getting inspired from watching wrestling videos with her father, who was also an experienced wrestler. Susaki eventually started entering tournaments by the second grade and won the World Cadet Wrestling Championships (U17) thrice in a row.
During her second year of junior high school, Yui Susaki attended the JOC (Japan Olympic Committee) Elite Academy. Following her rigorous training at the academy, she enrolled at Waseda University, where she actively trained alongside male athletes.
Susaki has since dominated in the sport. She has not lost a single professional bout since 2010, except for three losses to Yuki Irie in 2015, 2017 and 2019 and once to Vinesh Phogat in Paris 2024. The Japanese wrestler gained major prominence after winning a gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics without conceding a single point. She is also a four-time World Champion and has consistently maintained an undefeated streak across major international competitions.