Arata Sonoda (born 5 July 1994) is a Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the 130 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Arata Sonoda
Arata Sonoda at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Born (1994-07-05) 5 July 1994 (age 30)
Height186 cm (6.10 ft; 73 in)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class130 kg
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta 130 kg

Career

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In 2014, he competed in the 130 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships where he was eliminated in his first match by Bilyal Makhov of Russia.[1] The following year, he competed again in the 130 kg event with the same result; he was eliminated from the competition in his first match, this time against Lukas Hörmann.

In 2017, he competed in the 130 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Paris, France where he lost his only match against Levan Arabuli.[2] In 2018, he was also eliminated in his first match and the same thing happened in the 130 kg event in 2019.

In 2020, he competed at the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India where he lost his bronze medal match against Mansur Shadukayev.[3][4][5] In April 2021, he competed at the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He did not qualify at this tournament and, in May 2021, he also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.

He competed in the 130 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[6]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg

References

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  1. ^ "2014 World Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  2. ^ "2017 World Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  3. ^ Pavitt, Michael (18 February 2020). "Sunil clinches first Indian Greco-Roman gold since 1993 at Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Asian Wrestling Championship 2020: Day 1 Results Roundup". Sportskeeda. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Asian Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  6. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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