Chizuru Arai (新井 千鶴, Arai Chizuru, born 1 November 1993) is a Japanese retired[1] judoka.[2][3] Arai won the gold medal in judo's 70 kg division, and silver in the mixed team event, at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4][5]
Career
She competed at the 2014 Judo Grand Prix Düsseldorf, finishing third, and 2015 Judo Grand Prix Düsseldorf. She won a gold medal at the 2017 World Judo Championships in Budapest.
References
- ^ a b "Olympic Champion Chizuru Arai thanks judo but retires". JudoInside.com. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Chizuru Arai". judoinside.com. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ IJF profile
- ^ "2020 Summer Olympics — Judo - Women 70 kg Schedule". 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Judo ARAI Chizuru". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
External links
Media related to Chizuru Arai at Wikimedia Commons
- Chizuru Arai at the International Judo Federation
- Chizuru Arai at JudoInside.com
- Chizuru Arai at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Chizuru Arai at Olympics.com
- Chizuru Arai at Olympedia
- Chizuru Arai at The-Sports.org
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World Judo Championships — Women's Middleweight | |
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1980–97: –66 kg • 1999–present: –70 kg | |
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