Full name: Saori Yoshida
Original name: 吉田 沙保里
Gender: Female
Height: 5'1" (156 cm)
Weight: 121 lbs (55 kg)
Born: October 5, 1982 in Tsu, Mie, Japan
Affiliations: High School Wrestling Club Hisai/Sogho Security Services
Country:
Japan
Sport: Wrestling
Related Olympians: Daughter of Yoshikatsu Yoshida.
Medals: 3 Gold (3 Total)
Saori Yoshida had the following finishes at major championships – 2002 World Championship: 55.0 kg. Freestyle (1st); 2003 World Championship: 55.0 kg. Freestyle (1st); 2005 World Championship: 55.0 kg. Freestyle (1st); 2007 World Championship: 55.0 kg. Freestyle (1st); 2002 Asian Games: 55.0 kg. Freestyle (1st); 2006 Asian Games: 55.0 kg. Freestyle (1st); 2004 Asian Championship: 55.0 kg. Freestyle (1st); 2005 Asian Championship: 55.0 kg. Freestyle (1st); 2007 Asian Championship: 55.0 kg. Freestyle (1st). |
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Summer | 21 | Athina | Wrestling | Women's Lightweight, Freestyle | Japan | JPN | 1 | Gold | |
| 2008 Summer | 25 | Beijing | Wrestling | Women's Lightweight, Freestyle | Japan | JPN | 1 | Gold | |
| 2012 Summer | 29 | London | Wrestling | Women's Lightweight, Freestyle | Japan | JPN | 1 | Gold |
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | Date | Result | MR | CP | TP | W | L | VT | MT | P1S | P2S | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Summer | 21 | Athina | Wrestling | Japan | JPN | Final Standings | 1 | 2004-08-22 | ||||||||||||
| 2004 Summer | 21 | Athina | Wrestling | Japan | JPN | Final Round | Match 1/2 | 1 | 2004-08-23 | Yoshida (JPN) decision (6-0) (6:00), Verbeek (CAN) | 6 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2004 Summer | 21 | Athina | Wrestling | Japan | JPN | Semi-Finals | Match #2 | 1 | 2004-08-23 | Yoshida (JPN) decision (3-1) (6:00), Gomis (FRA) | 7 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 2004 Summer | 21 | Athina | Wrestling | Japan | JPN | Pool C | 1 | 2004-08-22 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2004 Summer | 21 | Athina | Wrestling | Japan | JPN | Pool C | Match #1 | 1 | 2004-08-22 | Yoshida (JPN) grand superiority (11-0) (3:47), Sun (CHN) | 11 | 4 | ||||||||
| 2004 Summer | 21 | Athina | Wrestling | Japan | JPN | Pool C | Match #2 | 1 | 2004-08-22 | Yoshida (JPN) grand superiority (10-0) (6:00), Giampiccolo (ITA) | 10 | 4 | ||||||||
| 2008 Summer | 25 | Beijing | Wrestling | Japan | JPN | Final | Match 1/2 | 1 | 2008-08-16 | Yoshida (JPN) , Xu (CHN) | 5 | 7 | fall | 2:43 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| 2008 Summer | 25 | Beijing | Wrestling | Japan | JPN | Semi-finals | Match #1 | 1 | 2008-08-16 | Yoshida (JPN) , Verbeek (CAN) | 3 | 8 | shutout decision | 4:00 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||
| 2008 Summer | 25 | Beijing | Wrestling | Japan | JPN | Quarter-finals | Match #2 | 1 | 2008-08-16 | Yoshida (JPN) , Golts (RUS) | 3 | 6 | decision | 4:00 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 2008 Summer | 25 | Beijing | Wrestling | Japan | JPN | Round One | Match #3 | 1 | 2008-08-16 | Yoshida (JPN) , Karlsson-Nerell (SWE) | 3 | 7 | decision | 4:00 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 2012 Summer | 29 | London | Wrestling | Japan | JPN | Final | Match 1/2 | 1 | 2012-08-09 | Yoshida (JPN) , Verbeek (CAN) | 3 | |||||||||
| 2012 Summer | 29 | London | Wrestling | Japan | JPN | Semi-finals | Match #2 | 1 | 2012-08-09 | Yoshida (JPN) , Zholobova (RUS) | 3 | |||||||||
| 2012 Summer | 29 | London | Wrestling | Japan | JPN | Quarter-finals | Match #3 | 1 | 2012-08-09 | Yoshida (JPN) , Ratkeviç (AZE) | 3 | |||||||||
| 2012 Summer | 29 | London | Wrestling | Japan | JPN | Round Two | Match #5 | 1 | 2012-08-09 | Yoshida (JPN) , Campbell (USA) | 3 | |||||||||
| 2012 Summer | 29 | London | Wrestling | Japan | JPN | Round One | Match #9 | AC | 2012-08-09 | Yoshida (JPN) |