Erika_Kasahara

Erika Kasahara

Erika Kasahara

Japanese taekwondo practitioner

Erika Kasahara (笠原 江梨香, Kasahara Erika, born October 3, 1990) is a female Japanese taekwondo practitioner, born in Daito.[1] She won the silver medal in the women's flyweight (-49 kg) class at the 2010 Asian Taekwondo Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan.

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She competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarterfinals, where she lost to eventual gold medallist Wu Jingyu.[1]

Personal life

Kasahara was originally a karateka but converted her specialty to taekwondo in 2007. She currently attends at Daito Bunka University, majoring in English Literature.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Erika Kasahara Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  2. [2]
    テコンドー部・笠原江梨香選手(英米文2年)が準優勝 アジア選手権. Daito Bunka University official Website (in Japanese). May 26, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-11-21.
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