Chizuru Arai

Japanese judoka (born 1993)

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Chizuru Arai
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993 (age 30)
Yorii, Japan
OccupationJudoka
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country Japan
SportJudo
Weight class–70 kg
Retired10 September 2021 (2021-09-10)[1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (2020)
World Champ.Gold (2017, 2018)
Asian Champ.Silver (2014)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Mixed team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Budapest ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Baku ‍–‍70 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon ‍–‍70 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Rabat ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Qingdao ‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tyumen ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Paris ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Osaka ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Baku ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Düsseldorf ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tashkent ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Moscow ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Paris ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tyumen ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Osaka ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Kazan ‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2015 Düsseldorf ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Düsseldorf ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Düsseldorf ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Düsseldorf ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Hohhot ‍–‍70 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Ljubljana ‍–‍70 kg
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Taipei ‍–‍70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF11690
JudoInside.com84239
Updated on 23 May 2023.

Chizuru Arai (新井 千鶴, Arai Chizuru, born 1 November 1993) is a Japanese retired[1] judoka.[2][3] Arai won the gold medal in judo's 70 kg division, and silver in the mixed team event, at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4][5]

Career

She competed at the 2014 Judo Grand Prix Düsseldorf, finishing third, and 2015 Judo Grand Prix Düsseldorf. She won a gold medal at the 2017 World Judo Championships in Budapest.

References

  1. ^ a b "Olympic Champion Chizuru Arai thanks judo but retires". JudoInside.com. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Chizuru Arai". judoinside.com. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  3. ^ IJF profile
  4. ^ "2020 Summer Olympics — Judo - Women 70 kg Schedule". 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Judo ARAI Chizuru". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

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