Kirin Kinoshita

Kirin Kinoshita
Personal information
Native name木下貴輪
Born (1995-05-11) May 11, 1995
Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country Japan
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class74 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou 74 kg
Asian Wrestling Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Astana 74 kg
World University Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Goiânia 70 kg

Kirin Kinoshita (木下貴輪 (Kinoshita Kirin), born 11 May 1995) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. He won the silver medal in the men's freestyle 74 kg category at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.[1]

Career

Kinoshita claimed the silver medal in the 74 kg event at the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan. He previously won the gold medal in the 70 kg division at the 2018 World University Wrestling Championships in Goiânia, Brazil.[2]

He finished third at the 2018 Wrestling World Cup – Men's freestyle and sixth at the 2022 edition of the tournament.

Earlier in his career, he was the runner-up at the 2014 Asian Junior Wrestling Championships.

References

  1. ^ "Athlete Results – Kirin Kinoshita". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Kinoshita, Kirin". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 11 July 2025.