Taizo Yoshida

Taizo Yoshida
Personal information
Native name
吉田泰造
Born (2006-04-24) April 24, 2006
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Sport
Country Japan
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
Weight class82 kg
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Japan
World Championships
2025 Zagreb 82 kg
Asian Championships
2024 Bishkek 82 kg
World U20 Championships
2025 Amman 82 kg
2024 Amman 82 kg
World U17 Championships
2023 Istanbul 80 kg

Taizo Yoshida (吉田泰造 (Yoshida Taizo); born 24 April 2006) is a Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler.[1] He won the bronze medal at the 2025 World Wrestling Championships in Zagreb and became the Asian Champion in 2024.[2]

Career

Yoshida first appeared at the 2022 U17 World Wrestling Championships in 2022, placing eighth in the 80 kg category. The following year, he won the gold medal at the 2023 U17 World Wrestling Championships in Istanbul, again competing at 80 kg.[3]

In 2024, he competed at the Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, where he won the gold medal in the 82 kg Greco-Roman category.[4]

He also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Championships, finishing in fifth place. The following year, Yoshida secured a bronze medal at the 2025 World Wrestling Championships in Zagreb in the 82 kg category, marking his first senior world medal.[5]

References

  1. ^ "JWF Wrestlers Database – Taizo Yoshida". Japan Wrestling Federation (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Athlete Results – Taizo Yoshida". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Yoshida, Taizo". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Taizo Yoshida profile". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Athlete Results – Taizo Yoshida". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
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