Chizuru Arai

Chizuru Arai (新井 千鶴, Arai Chizuru, born 1 November 1993) is a Japanese retired^[1] judoka.^[2][3] Arai won the gold medal in judo's 70 kg division, and silver in the mixed team event, at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[4][5]

Chizuru Arai

Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1993-11-01) 1 November 1993 (age 31) Yorii, Japan
Occupation	Judoka
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–70 kg
Retired	10 September 2021 (2021-09-10)[1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(2020)
World Champ.	(2017, 2018)
Asian Champ.	(2014)
Medal record Women's judo Representing  Japan Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg 2020 Tokyo Mixed team World Championships 2017 Budapest ‍–‍70 kg 2018 Baku ‍–‍70 kg Asian Games 2014 Incheon Women's team 2014 Incheon ‍–‍70 kg World Masters 2015 Rabat ‍–‍70 kg 2019 Qingdao ‍–‍70 kg IJF Grand Slam 2013 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg 2015 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg 2016 Tyumen ‍–‍70 kg 2017 Paris ‍–‍70 kg 2018 Osaka ‍–‍70 kg 2019 Baku ‍–‍70 kg 2020 Düsseldorf ‍–‍70 kg 2021 Tashkent ‍–‍70 kg 2013 Moscow ‍–‍70 kg 2016 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg 2017 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg 2018 Paris ‍–‍70 kg 2014 Tyumen ‍–‍70 kg 2015 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍70 kg 2019 Osaka ‍–‍70 kg 2021 Kazan ‍–‍70 kg IJF Grand Prix 2015 Düsseldorf ‍–‍70 kg 2017 Düsseldorf ‍–‍70 kg 2016 Düsseldorf ‍–‍70 kg 2014 Düsseldorf ‍–‍70 kg 2018 Hohhot ‍–‍70 kg World Juniors Championships 2013 Ljubljana ‍–‍70 kg Asian Junior Championships 2012 Taipei ‍–‍70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	11690
JudoInside.com	84239
Updated on 23 May 2023

Career

She competed at the 2014 Judo Grand Prix Düsseldorf, finishing third, and 2015 Judo Grand Prix Düsseldorf. She won a gold medal at the 2017 World Judo Championships in Budapest.