Kotaro Kiyooka

Personal information
Native name	清岡幸大郎
Born	12 April 2001 (2001-04-12) (age 23) Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
Height	166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Wrestling
Weight class	65 kg
Event	Freestyle
Club	Nippon Sport Science University
Coached by	Kenichi Yumoto
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing   Japan Grand Prix 2024 Budapest 65 kg 2023 Sofia 65 kg Japan National Championships 2023 Tokyo 65 kg 2022 Tokyo 65 kg 2022 Tokyo 65 kg 2021 Tokyo 61 kg 2019 Tokyo 57 kg

Kotaro Kiyooka (清岡幸大郎, Kiyooka Kotaro, born 12 April 2001) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler who competes in the 65 kilogram class. ^[1] A gold medalist at multiple international and national tournaments, he qualified to represent Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics by winning the national trials, where he defeated World and Olympic champion Takuto Otoguro, and later on reaching the finals at the 2024 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament. ^[2]

Kiyooka was born in Kōchi Prefecture, where he started wrestling at an early age. He attended Kochi Minami High School. ^[3] During his teenage years, he won medals at multiple Japan National tournaments in different age-groups. ^[4]

While still a high school student, Kiyooka placed fifth at the Emperor's Cup in 2018, and third in 2019 in the 57 kilogram class. ^[5] After graduating, he started attending the Nippon Sport Science University in 2020 and reached fifth place at the Emperor's Cup that year in the 61 kilogram class. ^[6]

In 2021, Kiyooka reached second place at the Meiji Cup and fifth at the Emperor's Cup. ^{[7] [8]} In 2022, he moved up to the 65 kilogram class, reaching third place at the Meiji Cup and the Emperor's Cup. ^{[9] [10]}

He started competing in international events for the first time in his career in 2023. Kiyooka won the championship at the Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament, defeating returning champion Islam Dudaev, Olympian Agustín Destribats and U23 World finalist Mikyay Naim. ^[11]

He then qualified for the U23 World Championships by winning the trials, before a seventh-place finish at the Meiji Cup. ^[12] At the U23 World Championships, Kiyooka reached ninth place. ^[13]

At the Emperor's Cup, Kiyooka stunned World and returning Olympic champion Takuto Otoguro to reach the finals before claiming the championship, qualifying for the 2024 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament. ^[2]

At the qualifier, he defeated U23 European finalist Abdulmazhid Kudiev, Olympian Yun Jun-sik and Yuan Shaohua to reach the Olympic quota. He will represent Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics. ^[14]

In June, Kiyooka entered the stacked Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Tournament, where he was victorious over reigning World champion Ismail Musukaev, three-time World champion Haji Aliyev, NCAA finalist and fellow Olympian Austin Gomez, and Abbas Ebrahimzade, winning gold. ^[15]

Senior Freestyle Matches
Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event	Location
2024 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial at 65 kg
Win	34–13	Abbas Ebrahimzade	12–8	June 6, 2024	2024 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial	Budapest, Hungary
Win	33–13	Austin Gomez	12–6
Win	32–13	Ismail Musukaev	7–2
Win	31–13	Haji Aliyev	5–2
2024 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament at 65 kg
Win	30–13	Yuan Shaohua	11–0	April 19, 2024	2024 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Win	29–13	Yun Jun-sik	TF 10–0
Win	28–13	Abdulmazhid Kudiev	10–7
2023 Japan Nationals at 65 kg
Win	27–13	Shonosuke Ono	TF 11–0	December 21–24, 2023	2023 Japan National Championships – Emperor's Cup	Tokyo, Japan
Win	26–13	Takuto Otoguro	6–6
Win	25–13	Kaiki Yamaguchi	2–1
Win	24–13	Yuto Miwa	11–3
Win	23–13	Toshihiro Hasegawa	TF 11–0
2023 U23 World Championships 9th at 65 kg
Loss	22–13	Omar Mourad	Fall	October 24, 2023	2023 U23 World Championships	Tirana, Albania
Win	22–12	Andranik Avetisyan	Fall
2023 Japan Nationals 7th at 65 kg
Loss	21–12	Kaiki Yamaguchi	1–2	June 15–18, 2023	2023 Japan National Championships – Meiji Cup	Tokyo, Japan
2023 JPN U23 World Team Trials at 65 kg
Win	21–11	Suwama Shotaro	3–0	April 22, 2023	2023 U23 World Championships Japan National Team Qualifier	Fujimi, Saitama
Win	20–11	Kanta Tokuriki	7–0
2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov at 65 kg
Win	19–11	Islam Dudaev	7–6	March 3, 2023	2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament	Sofia, Bulgaria
Win	18–11	Marwane Yezza	6–2
Win	17–11	Agustín Destribats	7–6
Win	16–11	Amir-Ali Asad	TF 11–0
Win	15–11	Mikyay Naim	TF 14–3
2022 Japan Nationals at 65 kg
Win	14–11	Yujiro Ueno	14–6	December 22–25, 2022	2022 Japan National Championships – Emperor's Cup	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	13–11	Ryoma Anraku	2–3
Win	13–10	Yuuma Tomiyama	9–2
2022 Japan Nationals at 65 kg
Win	12–10	Suwama Shotaro	TF 17–6	June 16–19, 2022	2022 Japan National Championships – Meiji Cup	Tokyo, Japan
Win	11–10	Aoyagi Yoshinosuke	4–2
Loss	10–10	Kaiki Yamaguchi	1–8
Win	10–9	Taiki Tsutsumi	3–0
2021 Japan Nationals 5th at 61 kg
Loss	9–9	Kodai Ogawa	4–4	December 16–19, 2021	2021 Japan National Championships – Emperor's Cup	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	9–8	Rei Higuchi	1–2
Win	9–7	Fukami Kotetsu	TF 10–0
2021 Japan Nationals at 61 kg
Loss	8–7	Toshihiro Hasegawa	1–6	May 27–30, 2021	2021 Japan National Championships – Meiji Cup	Tokyo, Japan
Win	8–6	Kodai Ogawa	7–4
Win	7–6	Wataru Tadano	TF 11–0
2020 Japan Nationals 5th at 61 kg
Loss	6–6	Toshihiro Hasegawa	TF 1–12	December 17–20, 2018	2020 Japan National Championships – Emperor's Cup	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	6–5	Kodai Ogawa	1–7
2019 Japan Nationals at 57 kg
Win	6–4	Taiki Arinobu	8–4	December 19–22, 2019	2019 Japan National Championships – Emperor's Cup	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	5–4	Yuki Takahashi	TF 1–11
Win	5–3	Iwasawa Kan	TF 12–1
Win	4–3	Daiki Araki	12–3
Win	3–3	Suwama Shotaro	4–1
2019 Japan Nationals 8th at 57 kg
Loss	2–3	Daiki Araki	3–4	June 13–16, 2019	2019 Japan National Championships – Meiji Cup	Tokyo, Japan
2018 Japan Nationals 5th at 57 kg
Loss	2–2	Daiki Araki	1–3	December 20–23, 2018	2018 Japan National Championships – Emperor's Cup	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	2–1	Yuki Takahashi	0–7
Win	2–0	Rikuto Arai	2–2
Win	1–0	Taiki Arinobu	TF 12–2

• Kōtarō Kiyooka at the International Wrestling Database