# Rei Higuchi > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rei_Higuchi > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rei_Higuchi.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rei_Higuchi > Source revision: 1357324583 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Japanese wrestler (born 1996)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Rei Higuchi | birth_name = 樋口黎 | fullname = | nationality = {{JPN}} | image = Rei Higuchi Rio2016.jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = Higuchi at the [2016 Summer Olympics](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics) | headercolor = Gold | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|1|28}} | birth_place = [Ibaraki, Osaka](/source/Ibaraki%2C_Osaka) | death_date = | death_place = | height = 163 cm | weight = | country = {{JPN}} | sport = [Wrestling](/source/Wrestling) | weight_class = 61 kg | event = [Freestyle](/source/Freestyle_wrestling) | universityteam = | club = [Nippon Sport Science University](/source/Nippon_Sport_Science_University) | coach = [Kenichi Yumoto](/source/Kenichi_Yumoto)
[Kazuhito Sakae](/source/Kazuhito_Sakae)
[Takahiro Wada](/source/Takahiro_Wada) | worlds = {{World1}} ([2022](/source/2022_World_Wrestling_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_freestyle_61_kg)) {{World2}} ([2023](/source/2023_World_Wrestling_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_freestyle_57_kg)) | regionals = {{Asia1}} ([2022](/source/2022_Asian_Wrestling_Championships)) | show-medals = yes | olympics = {{silver2}} ([2016](/source/Wrestling_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_freestyle_57_kg)) {{gold1}} ([2024](/source/Wrestling_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_freestyle_57_kg)) | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport| Men's [freestyle wrestling](/source/freestyle_wrestling) }} {{Medal|Country| {{JPN}} }} {{Medal|Competition | [Olympic Games](/source/Olympic_Games) }} {{Medal|Gold| [2024 Paris](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics) | [57 kg](/source/Wrestling_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_freestyle_57_kg)}} {{Medal|Silver| [2016 Rio de Janeiro](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics) | [57 kg](/source/Wrestling_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_freestyle_57_kg)}} {{Medal|Competition| [World Championships](/source/World_Wrestling_Championships) }} {{Medal|Gold| [2022 Belgrade](/source/2022_World_Wrestling_Championships) | [61 kg](/source/2022_World_Wrestling_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_freestyle_61_kg) }} {{Medal|Silver| [2023 Belgrade](/source/2023_World_Wrestling_Championships) | [57 kg](/source/2023_World_Wrestling_Championships_-_Men's_freestyle_57_kg) }} {{Medal|Competition| [Asian Championships](/source/Asian_Wrestling_Championships) }} {{Medal|Gold| [2022 Ulaanbaatar](/source/2022_Asian_Wrestling_Championships) |[61 kg](/source/2022_Asian_Wrestling_Championships_%E2%80%93_Results) }} {{Medal|Bronze| [2017 New Delhi](/source/2017_Asian_Wrestling_Championships) | 61 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| Grand Prix }} {{Medal|Gold| [2024 Budapest](/source/2024_Poly%C3%A1k_Imre_%26_Varga_J%C3%A1nos_Memorial_Tournament) | [57 kg](/source/2024_Poly%C3%A1k_Imre_%26_Varga_J%C3%A1nos_Memorial_Tournament) }} {{Medal|Bronze| [2017 Krasnoyarsk](/source/Golden_Grand_Prix_Ivan_Yarygin_2017) | [61 kg](/source/Golden_Grand_Prix_Ivan_Yarygin_2017_%E2%80%93_Men's_freestyle_61_kg) }} {{Medal|Gold| 2016 Spala | 57 kg }} {{Medal|Gold| 2016 Skopje | 61 kg }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2015 Ulaanbaatar | 57 kg }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2015 Ulan-Ude | 61 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| [World U23 Championships](/source/World_U23_Wrestling_Championships) }} {{MedalGold| [2018 Bucharest](/source/2018_World_U23_Wrestling_Championship) | 65 kg }} }} '''Rei Higuchi''' ([Japanese](/source/Japanese_language): 樋口黎; born 28 January 1996) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. He won the gold medal in the [men's freestyle 57{{nbsp}}kg](/source/Wrestling_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_freestyle_57_kg) event at the [2024 Summer Olympics](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics) in Paris, France.{{Cite web |title=Wrestling Results Book |url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WRE/OG2024_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811181048/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WRE/OG2024_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf |archive-date=11 August 2024 |access-date=12 August 2024 |website=2024 Summer Olympics}} He won a silver medal in the 57 kg division at the 2016 Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/rei-higuchi |title=Rei Higuchi |accessdate=19 August 2016 |work=Rio 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826111513/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/rei-higuchi |archive-date=2016-08-26 |url-status=live}}[https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?spid=9EC6FEE3872540F5938822A7A830288D Higuchi, Rei (JPN)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820105837/https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?spid=9EC6FEE3872540F5938822A7A830288D# |date=2016-08-20 }}. iat.uni-leipzig.de He won the gold medal in the [61{{nbsp}}kg](/source/2022_World_Wrestling_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_freestyle_61_kg) event at the [2022 World Wrestling Championships](/source/2022_World_Wrestling_Championships) held in Belgrade, Serbia.{{Cite web |title=2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918183512/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. |archive-date=18 September 2022 |access-date=18 September 2022 |website=United World Wrestling}} ==Career== Higuchi studies at the [Nippon Sport Science University](/source/Nippon_Sport_Science_University). He fractured his right hand in October 2015, but won the All Japan Tournament in December that year.[http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=higuchi-rei-1078617/index.html Rei Higuchi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920030951/http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=higuchi-rei-1078617/index.html# |date=2016-09-20 }}. nbcolympics.com On 28 January 2017, Higuchi competed at the [Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2017](/source/Golden_Grand_Prix_Ivan_Yarygin_2017). In qualification, he was eliminated by [Gadzhimurad Rashidov](/source/Gadzhimurad_Rashidov) of [Russia](/source/Russia), but wrestled back to win a bronze medal against Bulat Batoev of Russia.{{Cite web |url=http://www.wrestrus.ru/news/Novosti_turnirov/gran_pri_ivan_yarigin_2017/ahmed_chakaev_dauren_kurugliev_i_alan_hugaev_pobediteli_gran_pri_ivan_jarigin_2017 |title=Ахмед Чакаев, Даурен Куруглиев и Алан Хугаев - победители гран-при "Иван Ярыгин"-2017 - Федерация спортивной борьбы России |access-date=2017-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202051908/http://www.wrestrus.ru/news/Novosti_turnirov/gran_pri_ivan_yarigin_2017/ahmed_chakaev_dauren_kurugliev_i_alan_hugaev_pobediteli_gran_pri_ivan_jarigin_2017 |archive-date=2017-02-02 |url-status=live}} He won a silver medal in the 57-kilogram weight class at the [2023 World Wrestling Championships](/source/2023_World_Wrestling_Championships) in Belgrade On 18 September 2023. In the final, he lost to Serbian wrestler [Stevan Mićić](/source/Stevan_Mi%C4%87i%C4%87).{{cite web |title=WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 RESULTS |url=https://uww.org/event/world-championships-49/results}} In the [2024 Summer Olympics](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics), he won the gold medal against [Spencer Lee](/source/Spencer_Lee) of the United States. Higuchi was scheduled to face [Arsen Harutyunyan](/source/Arsen_Harutyunyan_(wrestler)) at [RAF 10](/source/RAF_10) on 13 June 2026, but withdrew.{{cite web | last=Hakobyan | first=Vahe | title=Arsen Harutyunyan to face Olympic champion Rei Higuchi at RAF 10 | website=Sportaran | date=May 13, 2026 | url=https://sportaran.com/en/post/arsen-arutyunyan-provedet-shvatku-s-olimpijskim-chempionom-reem-higuchi-na-raf-10/ | access-date=May 21, 2026}}{{cite web | title=UPDATE: Arsen Harutyunyan will now face Caleb Smith at RAF10. | website=Instagram | author=[Real American Freestyle](/source/Real_American_Freestyle)|date=June 1, 2026 | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DZEBVa8Rzmd | access-date=June 2, 2026}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons}} *{{UWW|higuchi-rei}} *{{sports links}} *{{Team Japan|olympic/paris/sports/wrestling/team/higuchirei}} {{Olympic Champions freestyle wrestling bantamweight}} {{World Champions freestyle wrestling featherweight}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Higuchi, Rei}} Category:1996 births Category:21st-century Japanese sportsmen Category:Asian Wrestling Championships medalists Category:Freestyle wrestlers Category:Japanese male sport wrestlers Category:Living people Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Nippon Sport Science University alumni Category:Olympic gold medalists for Japan Category:Olympic medalists in wrestling Category:Olympic silver medalists for Japan Category:Olympic wrestlers for Japan Category:Real American Freestyle male wrestlers Category:Sportspeople from Ibaraki, Osaka Category:World Wrestling Champions Category:Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Wrestlers at the 2024 Summer Olympics {{Japan-wrestling-bio-stub}} {{Japan-Olympic-medalist-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Rei Higuchi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rei_Higuchi) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rei_Higuchi?action=history)). 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