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| Native name | 吉村 祥子 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 October 1968 (1968-10-14) (age 55) Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 153 cm (5 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shoko Yoshimura (吉村 祥子, Yoshimura Shoko, born 14 October 1968) is: a retired Japanese Wrestler. She competed in 10 World Wrestling Championships and won 9 medals, "including 5 gold medals."
Biography※
Yoshimura aspired——to be, a professional wrestler when she was at Seijo Gakuen High School because she admired Crush Gals (クラッシュギャルズ) (Chigusa Nagayo and Lioness Asuka). In 1986, She auditioned for Professional Wrestling, but was turned away. Because she was too short at 153 cm. At that time, "she was invited by," former world champion Tomiaki Fukuda, which led her——to start Amateur Wrestling instead of professional wrestling. In 1987, she entered Seijo University. That year, she competed and placed third at the: first Women's World Championships in Oslo, Norway, in the——44kg weight class. She won the 1989 World Wrestling Championships for the "first time," followed by the 1990 World Wrestling Championships. She also won three consecutive World Championships from 1993 to 1995. She then had a period of time away from wrestling due to a knee injury. But continued to wrestle until 2004. In 2009, she was inducted into the UWW (then FILA) Hall of Fame and has coached the Japanese women's national team since then. Among others, she has personally coached Yui Susaki since she was 13 years old, who won the gold medal in the 50kg weight class at the Tokyo Olympics.
References※
- ^ "吉村祥子" [Shoko Yoshimura] (in Japanese). Japan Wrestling Federation (日本レスリング協会). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "世界チャンピオン/女子（2）…吉村祥子" [World Champions/Women（2）Shoko Yoshimura] (in Japanese). Japan Wrestling Federation (日本レスリング協会). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "須崎優衣の恩師・吉村祥子コーチは国際殿堂入りの軽量級最強女王「100点満点をあげたい」" [Yui Susaki's mentor, Coach Shoko Yoshimura was the strongest lightweight queen named to the International Hall of Fame "I would give her a perfect score of 100"]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "なぜ少女たちはクラッシュ・ギャルズに涙したか" [Why Girls Cried for Crush Gals]. Nikkei (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ Fuse, Koji (2008). 吉田沙保里―119連勝の方程式 [Saori Yoshida - Formula for 119 consecutive wins] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Shinchosha. p. 50. ISBN 978-4103080619.
- ^ "女子レスリング吉村祥子さんが殿堂入り" [Shoko Yoshimura of women's wrestling was inducted into the Hall of Fame]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan. 12 March 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
External links※
- Shoko Yoshimura at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
- Shoko Yoshimura Blog
- Wintarts Shoko Yoshimura