Tsugumi Sakurai

Tsugumi Sakurai is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She is a three-time gold medalist at the World Wrestling Championships (2021, 2022 and 2023). She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Career
Sakurai won the gold medal in the women's 55kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway. She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Sakurai won the gold medal in the women's 57kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. A year later, she also won the gold medal in the women's 57kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. In October 2023, Sakurai won the gold medal in the women's 57kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China. She defeated Jong In-sun of North Korea in her gold medal match.