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My Take
Takuto Otoguro won Olympic gold at 65 kg in Tokyo, and the fact that he also earned the Purple Ribbon Medal — Japan's government decoration for genuine sporting achievement — says everything you need to know about the level he operates at. He grew up in Fuefuki City, Yamanashi, which is not exactly a wrestling hotbed, and yet he became Japan's youngest male world champion at nineteen. Amateur wrestling rarely gets the spotlight it deserves; it's one of those sports where the work happens in cold gyms with no crowd, and the scoreboard at the end of your career is basically a pile of mat burns and hardware. He was famously quiet, the kind who let his training and his medals do the talking, and when he retired in 2025 he left that same impression.
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Overview
Takuto Otoguro is a Japanese former freestyle wrestler born on December 13, 1998, in Fuefuki City, Yamanashi Prefecture. He stands 173 cm tall. He won the 65 kg gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and became Japan's youngest male world champion at 19, received the Medal with Purple Ribbon, and announced his retirement in April 2025.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Takuto Otoguro
- Name (Japanese)
- 乙黒拓斗
- Reading
- おとぐろ たくと
- Born
- December 13, 1998 (age 27)
- Origin
- Fuefuki City, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 173cm
- Occupation
- Amateur wrestler
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Tiger
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- Medal with Purple Ribbon (year unknown)
3. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/01096taku/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B9%99%E9%BB%92%E6%8B%93%E6%96%97
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55391344
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Takuto Otoguro born?
Takuto Otoguro was born on December 13, 1998 and is 27 years old.
Where is Takuto Otoguro from?
Takuto Otoguro is from Fuefuki City, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
What does Takuto Otoguro do?
Takuto Otoguro works as Amateur wrestler.
How tall is Takuto Otoguro?
Takuto Otoguro is 173 cm tall.
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