Akari Fujinami (; born 11 November 2003) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She won 155 straight national and international bouts after her loss at the National Junior High School Wrestling Championships in 2017. Her streak ended at the 2026 Asian Games after being pinned by Il Sim Son.
Career Fujinami won the gold medal in the women's 53kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway. She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Fujinami won the gold medal in the women's 55kg event at the 2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria. She also won the gold medal in the women's 53kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China. She defeated Pang Qianyu of China in her gold medal match.
In 2024, Fujinami won the gold medal in the women's 53kg event at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France. She defeated Lucía Yépez of Ecuador in her gold medal match.
In 2026, Fujinami's 155-match win streak ended at the 2026 Asian Games when she trailed 0–10 against Il Sim Son and was eventually pinned, suffering her first international loss. Awards Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame WWHOF Award (1 time) Amateur Wrestler of the Year (2025)
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