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(Japanese Freestyle Wrestler and Olympic Gold Medalist) Kaori Icho, a celebrated Japanese freestyle wrestler, boasts an outstanding professional career. With ten World Championship titles and four Olympic gold medals in 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016, Icho's dominance was unbroken from 2003 until her defeat by Pürevdorjiin Orkhon of Mongolia. She made history as the first female athlete to secure individual-event gold at four consecutive Olympics. In honor of her remarkable feats, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe conferred upon her the prestigious People's Honour Award.
