| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 1 | Freestyle 55 kg | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| 1 | Freestyle 55 kg | 2004 | Athens, GRE | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | Freestyle 55 kg | 2011 | Istanbul, TUR | |
| 1 | Freestyle 55 kg | 2010 | St. Petersburg, RUS | |
| 1 | Freestyle 55 kg | 2009 | Herning, DEN | |
| 1 | Freestyle 55 kg | 2008 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| 1 | Freestyle 55 kg | 2007 | Baku, AZE | |
| 1 | Freestyle 55 kg | 2006 | Guangzhou, CHN | |
| 1 | Freestyle 55 kg | 2005 | Budapest, HUN | |
| 1 | Freestyle 55 kg | 2003 | New York, NY, USA | |
| 1 | Freestyle 55 kg | 2002 | Chalkida, GRE | |
| Asian Games | ||||
| 1 | Freestyle 55 kg | 2010 | Guangzhou, CHN | |
| World Cup | ||||
| 2 | Freestyle 55 kg | 2012 | Tokyo, JPN | |
Hobbies
Singing karaoke songs. (FILA, 20 Jul 2008)
Occupation
Security Guard
Education
Chukyo University, Obu, JPN
Language(s) spoken
Japanese
Club name
ALSOK, Tokyo, JPN
Coach
Kazuhito Sakae (brecorder.com, 28 May 2012)
Other sports
Her father was a national wrestling champion in Japan. (jinjapan.org, 30 Oct 2003)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
She took up wrestling at age three. (joc.or.jp, 10 Oct 2006)
Reason for taking up this sport
Her father and brother wrestled, so it was a natural progression. (joc.or.jp, 10 Oct 2006)
Ambitions
To win her third consecutive Olympic gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. "All I have done will mean nothing if I don't achieve a three-peat in London," she said.
Training
She trains against men. (uk.eurosport.yahoo.com, 06 Jun 2012)
Most influential person in career
Her university coach and her parents. (Japan NOC, 2004)
Awards
She carried her country's flag at the Opening Ceremony of the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. (AGNS, 01 Dec 2006)
She was named 2007 Athlete of the Year at the Japan Sports Awards in Tokyo, becoming the first female wrestler to win the award. (Yomiuri Shimbun, 21 Dec 2007)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Athens 2004
