Ami Kondo
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's judo | ||
Representing  Japan | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | –48 kg |
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2014 Chelyabinsk | –48 kg |
| | 2015 Astana | –48 kg |
Ami Kondo (近藤 亜美 Kondo Ami, born 9 May 1995 in Nagoya, Aichi) is a female Japanese judoka.
The daughter of a sumo wrestler,[1] Kondo started judo at the age of 5.[2] Her favorite technique is Harai goshi.[2]
In 2011, She won the gold medal in the -48 kg weight class at the World Judo Championships Cadet.[2] In 2013, She won the gold medal in the -48 kg weight class at the Grand Slam Tokyo by defeating olympic champion Sarah Menezes and world champion Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg.[1] In 2014, she belonged to Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group after graduating from Taisei High School.[3] She won the gold medal in the Extra-lightweight (48 kg) division at the 2014 World Judo Championships at the age of 19.[3]
References
- 1 2 【柔道】高３近藤Ｖ！世界王者２人から一本 日本勢全階級制覇 Archived December 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Sports Hochi 2013-11-30
- 1 2 3 "近代柔道 2014年4月号 柔道全日本強化選手名鑑 2014 -". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 2014-04-20.
- 1 2 近藤亜美が金 新YAWARAちゃん誕生 Nikkan Sports 2014-8-25
External links
- Profile at the judoinside.com.
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