CI
The basics
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Intro
Olympic wrestler
Gender:
Female
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Birth:
6 October 1981(Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, Tōhoku region)
The details
Biography
Chiharu Icho (伊調 千春, Ichō Chiharu, born October 6, 1981 in Hachinohe, Aomori) is a Japanese wrestler who competed in the 48 kg weight class at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal at both Games.
Her younger sister Kaori is also a wrestler who competed in the 63 kg weight class at the 2004, 2008, 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal on four occasions.
Chiharu has won the Asian championship twice and the world championships three times.