Yoshida wins gold in women's 53-kg wrestling

Yoshida wins gold in women's 53-kg wrestling

TASKENT, Uzbekistan - Japan's Saori Yoshida holds a picture of her father and former wrestling coach, Eikatsu, after beating Sofia Mattsson of Sweden in the women's 53-kilogram division final to claim her 12th consecutive title at the wrestling world championships on Sept. 11, 2014, in Taskent, Uzbekistan. Eikatsu Yoshida died six months earlier.

Yoshida leads Japan to wrestling World Cup victory

Yoshida leads Japan to wrestling World Cup victory

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's three-time Olympic wrestling gold medalist Saori Yoshida (front L) smiles with the trophy at Azusawa Gymnasium in Tokyo on March 16, 2014, after Japan won the women's World Cup. Eri Tosaka (R) holds the ashes of Yoshida's father Eikatsu, who died on March 11, 2014.

Olympic wrestling champ Yoshida speaks about father's death

Olympic wrestling champ Yoshida speaks about father's death

TSU, Japan - Three-time Olympic wresting gold medalist Saori Yoshida (R) and Kazuhito Sakae, head coach of the Japanese women's national wrestling team, speak to reporters at a wake for Yoshida's father Eikatsu in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, western Japan, on March 13, 2014, two days after his death from an illness.

Father of Olympic wrestling champion Yoshida dies

Father of Olympic wrestling champion Yoshida dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in August 2012 shows Japan's Saori Yoshida (bottom) celebrating with her father and coach Eikatsu on her shoulders after winning her third consecutive gold medal in the women's wrestling 55-kilogram class at the London Olympics. Eikatsu Yoshida, 61, was found collapsed in his car in Tsu, Mie Prefecture and later confirmed dead at a hospital on March 11, 2014.

Yoshida receives People's Honor Award

Yoshida receives People's Honor Award

TOKYO, Japan - Three-time Olympic wrestling champion Saori Yoshida (C), accompanied by her father Eikatsu (R) and her mother Yukiyo, answers reporters' questions at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2012, after receiving the People's Honor Award and a necklace with a golden pearl given as a reward from Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda. Yoshida has won a total of 13 Olympic and world titles in the women's 55-kilogram class.

Yoshida wins gold in women's 53-kg wrestling

Yoshida wins gold in women's 53-kg wrestling

TASKENT, Uzbekistan - Japan's Saori Yoshida holds a picture of her father and former wrestling coach, Eikatsu, after beating Sofia Mattsson of Sweden in the women's 53-kilogram division final to claim her 12th consecutive title at the wrestling world championships on Sept. 11, 2014, in Taskent, Uzbekistan. Eikatsu Yoshida died six months earlier. (Kyodo)