🤼 Wrestling · Freestyle 58–63 kg

Kaori Icho

Japan · 2000–2016

First woman in any sport to win four individual Olympic golds.

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Olympic golds: 10
World titles: 189 matches
Unbeaten run: 13
Years unbeaten

Career

Icho won gold at four consecutive Games from the first women's Olympic wrestling tournament onwards, and went unbeaten for thirteen years across 189 matches. Her 2016 final was won with a takedown in the last seconds.

Honours

Olympic gold in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016
First woman in any sport with four individual Olympic titles
Ten World Championship golds
Unbeaten across 189 consecutive matches

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