Rei Higuchi

Rei Higuchi is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. He won the gold medal in the Wrestling at the [2024 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 57 kg|men's freestyle 57kg] event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He won a silver medal in the 57 kg division at the 2016 Olympics. He won the gold medal in the 2022 [World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 61 kg|61kg] event at the 2022 [World Wrestling Championships] held in Belgrade, Serbia.

Career

Higuchi studies at the Nippon [Sport Science University]. He fractured his right hand in October 2015, but won the All Japan Tournament in December that year.
On 28 January 2017, Higuchi competed at the Golden [Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2017]. In qualification, he was eliminated by Gadzhimurad Rashidov of Russia, but wrestled back to win a bronze medal against Bulat Batoev of Russia.
On September 18, 2023, he won a silver medal in the 57-kilogram weight class at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade. In the final, he lost to Serbian wrestler Stevan Mićić.
In Paris 2024, he won the gold medal against Spencer Lee of the United States.