Tsutomu Fujimura

Tsutomu Fujimura
Personal information
Nationality  Japan
Born (1982-03-28) 28 March 1982
Hikari, Yamaguchi, Japan
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) Greco-Roman
Club The Self-Defence Forces of
Japan[1]
Coached by Masaki Iimuro[1]

Tsutomu Fujimura (藤村 勉 Fujimura Tsutomu, born March 28, 1982 in Hikari, Yamaguchi) is an amateur Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler, who competes in the men's welterweight category.[1][2] He won a bronze medal in his weight category at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.[3] Fujimura is a member of the wrestling team for The Self-Defence Forces of Japan, under his personal coach Masaki Iimuro, and also, an economics graduate at Tokuyama University.[1]

Fujimura represented Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed for the men's 66 kg class. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen match, before losing out to U.S. wrestler Justin Lester, who was able to score three points each in two straight periods, leaving Fujimura with only a single point.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Tsutomu Fujimura". London 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  2. "Tsutomu Fujimura". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  3. "Iranian Abdvali wins men's Greco-Roman 66kg wrestling at Asiad". Xinhua News Agency. 21 November 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  4. "Men's 66kg Greco-Roman Round of 16 Finals". London 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  5. Warsinskey, Tim (7 August 2012). "London Olympics: Justin Lester wins first-round match in Greco-Roman wrestling". Cleveland News. Retrieved 7 February 2013.


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