is a female wrestler from

Hachinohe, Aomori is a city located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 221,459, and a population density of 725 persons per km2 in 96,092 households, making it Aomori Prefecture's second largest city by population. The city h ...

, Japan. She is

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in the

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. On 8 August 2012, Obara won the women's 48kg freestyle wrestling gold in her first Olympic Games at London's

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Awards

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'' ** Wrestling Special Award (2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012)

References

External links

bio on fila-wrestling.com
Japanese female sport wrestlers Living people 1981 births Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Japan Sportspeople from Aomori Prefecture People from Hachinohe Olympic medalists in wrestling Olympic wrestlers for Japan Asian Games medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon {{Japan-wrestling-bio-stub World Wrestling Championships medalists Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century Japanese women