| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 3 | Freestyle 72 kg | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| 3 | Freestyle 72 kg | 2004 | Athens, GRE | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | Freestyle 72 kg | 2003 | New York, NY, USA | |
| 1 | Freestyle 72 kg | 2002 | Chalkida, GRE | |
| 1 | Freestyle 75 kg | 1999 | Boden, SWE | |
| 1 | Freestyle 75 kg | 1998 | Poznan, POL | |
| 1 | Freestyle 75 kg | 1997 | Clermont-Ferrand, FRA | |
| 2 | Freestyle 72 kg | 2006 | Guangzhou, CHN | |
| 2 | Freestyle 72 kg | 2005 | Budapest, HUN | |
| 3 | Freestyle 72 kg | 2010 | St. Petersburg, RUS | |
| 3 | Freestyle 72 kg | 2008 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| 3 | Freestyle 75 kg | 2000 | Sofia, BUL | |
| 13 | Freestyle 72 kg | 2011 | Istanbul, TUR | |
| Asian Games | ||||
| 3 | Freestyle 72 kg | 2010 | Guangzhou, CHN | |
| Asian Championships | ||||
| 3 | Freestyle 72 kg | 2011 | Tashkent, UZB | |
| World Cup | ||||
| 1 | Freestyle 72 kg | 2011 | Lievin, FRA | |
| 3 | Freestyle 72 kg | 2010 | Nanjing, CHN | |
Hobbies
Listening to music, shopping, going to cafes, getting her hair done. (joc.or.jp, 10 Oct 2006, profile.ameba.jp, 05 May 2012)
Language(s) spoken
Japanese
Club name
Japan Beverage, Tokyo, JPN
Coach
Heigo Hamaguchi [father], Ryo Kanehama (Tokyo, JPN) (hamaguchi-kyoko.com, 01 Nov 2007)
Other sports
Her father Heigo was formerly a professional wrestler who went by the ring name of 'Animal Hamaguchi'. (jinjapan.org, 30 Oct 2003)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
She began wrestling at age 14. (FILA, 20 Jul 2008)
Reason for taking up this sport
Her father owned a wrestling gym. (hamaguchi-kyoko.com, 01 Nov 2007)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Participating in the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games.(kids.gakken.co.jp, 04 May 2012)
Hero
Her parents. (kids.gakken.co.jp, 04 May 2012)
Awards
She was flag bearer for Japan at the opening ceremony for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. (smh.com.au 24 Aug 2004)
Named as the International Wrestling Federation's [FILA] Wrestler of the Year for 1998. (Japanese Wrestling Federation 2002)
General
TOURISM AMBASSADOR
She is a tourism ambassador for Asakusa, a popular tourist destination for both Japanese and foreign holiday makers. (city.taito.lg.jp, 09 Apr 2012)
FIERY FATHER
Her father had to be restrained by security guards at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens after her controversial defeat to Chinese opponent Wang Xu. (smh.com.au, 24 Aug 2004)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Athens 2004
