政府は9月13日の閣議で、リオデジャネイロ・オリンピックのレスリング女子58キロ級で金メダルを獲得し、女子個人種目で五輪史上初の4連覇を達成した伊調馨選手に国民栄誉賞を授与することを決めた。
リオ五輪で金メダルを獲得した伊調馨選手
菅義偉官房長官が、同日の会見で以下のように発表した。
伊調馨氏は人一倍の努力と厳しい修練の積み重ねにより、最後まで勝利を諦めずに金メダルを獲得をし、オリンピック競技大会史上初めて女子個人種目4連覇という世界的な偉業を成し遂げられ、多くの国民に深い感動と勇気、社会に明るい希望を与えたことに顕著な業績があったことに対して表彰するものであります
■画像集「伊調馨、史上初の4連覇」
伊調馨、史上初の4連覇
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2016 Rio Olympics - Wrestling - Final - Women\'s Freestyle 58 kg Gold Medal - Carioca Arena 2 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 17/08/2016. Kaori Icho (JPN) of Japan celebrates winning the gold medal. REUTERS/Toru Hanai TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. (credit:Toru Hanai / Reuters)
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2016 Rio Olympics - Wrestling - Preliminary - Women\'s Freestyle 58 kg 1/8 Finals - Carioca Arena 2 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 17/08/2016. Kaori Icho (JPN) of Japan and Maroua Amri (TUN) of Tunisia compete. REUTERS/Toru Hanai FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. (credit:Toru Hanai / Reuters)
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Japan\'s Kaori Icho (red) wrestles Azerbaijan\'s Yuliya Ratkevich (blue) in their women\'s 58kg freestyle semi-final match on August 17, 2016, during the wrestling event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Carioca Arena 2 in Rio de Janeiro. / AFP / Toshifumi KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
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2016 Rio Olympics - Wrestling - Preliminary - Women\'s Freestyle 58 kg 1/8 Finals - Carioca Arena 2 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 17/08/2016. Kaori Icho (JPN) of Japan and Maroua Amri (TUN) of Tunisia compete. REUTERS/Toru Hanai FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. (credit:Toru Hanai / Reuters)
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2016 Rio Olympics - Wrestling - Preliminary - Women\'s Freestyle 58 kg 1/8 Finals - Carioca Arena 2 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 17/08/2016. Kaori Icho (JPN) of Japan and Maroua Amri (TUN) of Tunisia compete. REUTERS/Toru Hanai FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. (credit:Toru Hanai / Reuters)
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2016 Rio Olympics - Wrestling - Final - Women\'s Freestyle 58 kg Gold Medal - Carioca Arena 2 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 17/08/2016. Kaori Icho (JPN) of Japan and Valeriia Koblova (RUS) of Russia compete. REUTERS/Toru Hanai FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. (credit:Toru Hanai / Reuters)
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2016 Rio Olympics - Wrestling - Final - Women\'s Freestyle 58 kg Gold Medal - Carioca Arena 2 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 17/08/2016. Kaori Icho (JPN) of Japan and Valeriia Koblova (RUS) of Russia compete. REUTERS/Toru Hanai FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. (credit:Toru Hanai / Reuters)
OLYMPICS-RIO-WRESTLING-W-58KG(08 of18)
2016 Rio Olympics - Wrestling - Final - Women\'s Freestyle 58 kg Gold Medal - Carioca Arena 2 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 17/08/2016. Kaori Icho (JPN) of Japan and Valeriia Koblova (RUS) of Russia compete. REUTERS/Toru Hanai FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. (credit:Toru Hanai / Reuters)
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2016 Rio Olympics - Wrestling - Final - Women\'s Freestyle 58 kg Gold Medal - Carioca Arena 2 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 17/08/2016. Kaori Icho (JPN) of Japan and Valeriia Koblova (RUS) of Russia compete. REUTERS/Toru Hanai FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. (credit:Toru Hanai / Reuters)
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2016 Rio Olympics - Wrestling - Final - Women\'s Freestyle 58 kg Gold Medal - Carioca Arena 2 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 17/08/2016. Kaori Icho (JPN) of Japan and Valeriia Koblova (RUS) of Russia compete. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. (credit:Ruben Sprich / Reuters)
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2016 Rio Olympics - Wrestling - Final - Women\'s Freestyle 58 kg Gold Medal - Carioca Arena 2 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 17/08/2016. Kaori Icho (JPN) of Japan and Valeriia Koblova (RUS) of Russia compete. REUTERS/Toru Hanai FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. (credit:Toru Hanai / Reuters)
OLYMPICS-RIO-WRESTLING-W-58KG(12 of18)
2016 Rio Olympics - Wrestling - Final - Women\'s Freestyle 58 kg Gold Medal - Carioca Arena 2 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 17/08/2016. The referee raises the hand of Kaori Icho (JPN) of Japan after her victory against Valeriia Koblova (RUS) of Russia. REUTERS/Toru Hanai FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. (credit:Toru Hanai / Reuters)
OLYMPICS-RIO-WRESTLING-W-58KG(13 of18)
2016 Rio Olympics - Wrestling - Final - Women\'s Freestyle 58 kg Gold Medal - Carioca Arena 2 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 17/08/2016. Kaori Icho (JPN) of Japan and Valeriia Koblova (RUS) of Russia compete. REUTERS/Toru Hanai FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. (credit:Toru Hanai / Reuters)
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2016 Rio Olympics - Wrestling - Final - Women\'s Freestyle 58 kg Gold Medal - Carioca Arena 2 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 17/08/2016. Kaori Icho (JPN) of Japan celebrates winning the gold medal. REUTERS/Toru Hanai FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. (credit:Toru Hanai / Reuters)
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2016 Rio Olympics - Wrestling - Final - Women\'s Freestyle 58 kg Gold Medal - Carioca Arena 2 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 17/08/2016. Kaori Icho (JPN) of Japan celebrates winning the gold medal. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. (credit:Ruben Sprich / Reuters)
OLYMPICS-RIO-WRESTLING-W-58KG(16 of18)
2016 Rio Olympics - Wrestling - Final - Women\'s Freestyle 58 kg Gold Medal - Carioca Arena 2 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 17/08/2016. Kaori Icho (JPN) of Japan celebrates winning the gold medal. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. (credit:Ruben Sprich / Reuters)
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2016 Rio Olympics - Wrestling - Final - Women\'s Freestyle 58 kg Gold Medal - Carioca Arena 2 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 17/08/2016. Kaori Icho (JPN) of Japan celebrates winning the gold medal. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. (credit:Ruben Sprich / Reuters)
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2016 Rio Olympics - Wrestling - Final - Women\'s Freestyle 58 kg Gold Medal - Carioca Arena 2 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 17/08/2016. Kaori Icho (JPN) of Japan celebrates winning the gold medal. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. (credit:Ruben Sprich / Reuters)