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Hamaguchi wins 12th straight national title

TOKYO, Japan - Athens Olympic bronze medalist Kyoko Hamaguchi is lofted by her father Heigo ''Animal'' Hamaguchi after winning her 12th straight title in the 72-kg category at the wrestling national championships at Yoyogi national gymnasium annex on Dec. 23.

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(2)Japan wallops Ukraine to win 2nd straight World Cup

CLERMONT-FERRAND, France - Kyoko Hamaguchi, a member of the Japanese women's wrestling team, celebrates with her father ''Animal'' Hamaguchi after the team won its second straight World Cup title and fourth overall with a rout of Ukraine in the final in Clermont-Ferrand on May 21.

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Japan's women off to strong start at women's World Cup

CLERMONT-FERRAND, France - Kyoko Hamaguchi (L), a member of Japan's women's wrestling World Cup squad, poses with her father ''Animal'' Hamaguchi after the team got off to a flying start in its bid for back-to-back World Cup titles with a crushing win over the United States on the opening day of the six-nation tournament in France on May 20.

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'Winter Sonata' hero, Olympic athlete feature year's theme dolls

TOKYO, Japan - Mataro Ningyo Co., a doll maker in Tokyo, releases dolls Nov. 16 representing major events in Japan this year. The male doll on the left at the bottom is modeled after South Korean Bae Yong Jun, star of the hit TV drama ''Winter Sonata.'' The pair on the right at the bottom are modeled after Kyoko Hamaguchi, the women's freestyle wrestling bronze medalist in the Athens Olympics, and her father and professional wrestler Animal Hamaguchi. The doll on the left in the middle is modeled after Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki, who set a major league single-season hit record this year.

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(5) Japanese into finals, Hamaguchi falls in wrestling

ATHENS, Greece - ''Animal'' Hamaguchi, father of five-time world champion Kyoko Hamaguchi, is told by an Olympic official not to shout after her daughter fell in a surprise 6-4 decision to China's Wang Xu in the women's 72-kg. freestyle wrestling semifinals at Ano Liossia Olympic Hall.

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(5)Hamaguchi, 4 others capture gold at World C'ships

NEW YORK, United States - Kyoko Hamaguchi (L) and her father, a former professional wrestler with the ring name ''Animal Hamaguchi,'' smile after Kyoko won the women's 72-kg weight class at the World Championships of Free Style Wrestling at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sept. 14.

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'Winter Sonata' hero, Olympic athlete feature year's theme dolls

TOKYO, Japan - Mataro Ningyo Co., a doll maker in Tokyo, releases dolls Nov. 16 representing major events in Japan this year. The male doll on the left at the bottom is modeled after South Korean Bae Yong Jun, star of the hit TV drama ''Winter Sonata.'' The pair on the right at the bottom are modeled after Kyoko Hamaguchi, the women's freestyle wrestling bronze medalist in the Athens Olympics, and her father and professional wrestler Animal Hamaguchi. The doll on the left in the middle is modeled after Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki, who set a major league single-season hit record this year. (Kyodo)

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Hamaguchi wins 12th straight national title

TOKYO, Japan - Athens Olympic bronze medalist Kyoko Hamaguchi is lofted by her father Heigo ''Animal'' Hamaguchi after winning her 12th straight title in the 72-kg category at the wrestling national championships at Yoyogi national gymnasium annex on Dec. 23. (Kyodo)

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(2)Japan wallops Ukraine to win 2nd straight World Cup

CLERMONT-FERRAND, France - Kyoko Hamaguchi, a member of the Japanese women's wrestling team, celebrates with her father ''Animal'' Hamaguchi after the team won its second straight World Cup title and fourth overall with a rout of Ukraine in the final in Clermont-Ferrand on May 21. (Kyodo)

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Japan's women off to strong start at women's World Cup

CLERMONT-FERRAND, France - Kyoko Hamaguchi (L), a member of Japan's women's wrestling World Cup squad, poses with her father ''Animal'' Hamaguchi after the team got off to a flying start in its bid for back-to-back World Cup titles with a crushing win over the United States on the opening day of the six-nation tournament in France on May 20. (Kyodo)

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(5) Japanese into finals, Hamaguchi falls in wrestling

ATHENS, Greece - ''Animal'' Hamaguchi, father of five-time world champion Kyoko Hamaguchi, is told by an Olympic official not to shout after her daughter fell in a surprise 6-4 decision to China's Wang Xu in the women's 72-kg. freestyle wrestling semifinals at Ano Liossia Olympic Hall. (Kyodo)

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(5)Hamaguchi, 4 others capture gold at World C'ships

NEW YORK, United States - Kyoko Hamaguchi (L) and her father, a former professional wrestler with the ring name ''Animal Hamaguchi,'' smile after Kyoko won the women's 72-kg weight class at the World Championships of Free Style Wrestling at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sept. 14. (Kyodo)