Makoto Sasamoto

Quick Facts

Full Name	Makoto Sasamoto
Occupation	Amateur Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Jan 21, 1977(1977-01-21)
Age	47
Birthplace	Tokyo
Country	Japan
Birth City	Tokyo
Horoscope	Aquarius

Makoto Sasamoto Biography

Makoto Sasamoto is one of the most popular and richest Amateur Wrestler who was born on January 21, 1977 in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. Makoto Sasamoto (笹本 睦 , Sasamoto Makoto, born January 21, 1977 in Sagamihara, Kanagawa) is an amateur Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men’s lightweight category. He is a three-time Olympian, a two-time Asian Games medalist (2002 in Busan, South Korea and 2006 in Doha, Qatar), and a bronze medalist at the 2005 Asian Wrestling Championships in Wuhan, China. He also won a silver medal for his division at the 2007 World Wrestling Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, losing out to Georgia’s David Bedinadze. Sasamoto is a member of the wrestling team for Sogokeibi Sports Club in Tokyo, and is coached and trained by Hideo Fujimoto.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Sasamoto defeated Armenia’s Karen Mnatsakanyan in the qualifying rounds of the men’s 60 kg class, before losing out his next match for the third consecutive time to Nazaryan, with a three- set technical score (4–0, 0–2, 0–2), and a classification point score of 1–3.

Makoto Sasamoto Net Worth

Makoto Sasamoto is one of the richest Amateur Wrestler from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Makoto Sasamoto 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Sasamoto made his official debut for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he placed second in the four-man prelim pool of the men’s 58 kg class, against Bulgarian wrestler and two-time Olympic champion Armen Nazaryan, Turkmenistan’s Nepes Gukulov, and Australia’s Brett Cash.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Sasamoto switched to a heavier class by competing in the 60 kg class. He reached the knock-out stage of the competition, by winning the preliminary pool round against Peru’s Sidney Guzman, and Serbia and Montenegro’s Davor Štefanek. He lost a controversial ruling to Nazaryan in the quarterfinal match, with a score of 3–5, but bounced back to clinch the fifth spot in a consolation playoff against Kazakhstan’s Nurlan Koizhaiganov with a comfortable 4–0 decision.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Makoto Sasamoto height 5 ft 4 in Makoto weight 132  lbs & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Makoto Sasamoto Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Makoto Ranked on the list of most popular Amateur Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Makoto Sasamoto celebrates birthday on January 21 of every year.