Makoto Sasamoto
Olympic wrestler
笹本睦
- Born
- 21 January 1977, Tokyo
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Sport
- amateur wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler
- Height
- 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
- Weight
- 60 kg (132 lb)
Makoto Sasamoto (笹本 睦, Sasamoto Makoto; born January 21, 1977, in Sagamihara, Kanagawa) is an amateur Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in 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.
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.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 Summer Olympics | 2000 | |
| 2002 Asian Games | 2002 | |
| 2004 Summer Olympics | 2004 | |
| 2006 Asian Games | 2006 | |
| 2008 Summer Olympics | 2008 |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q6739984 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.