Mami Umeki

Mami Umeki (梅木 真美, Umeki Mami, born 6 December 1994) is a female Japanese judoka.

Mami Umeki
Personal information
Native name梅木 真美
NationalityJapanese
Born (1994-12-06) 6 December 1994
Oita, Japan
OccupationJudoka
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class–78 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Gold (2015)
Asian Champ.Gold (2015, 2022)
Olympic GamesR16 (2016)
Profile at external databases
IJF9383
JudoInside.com72552
Updated on 18 February 2023.

She started judo at the age of 9.[1]

Her favorite techniques are Osoto Gari and Sankaku Jime.[1]

In 2011, she won the gold medal in the −78 kg weight class at the World Judo Championships Juniors in Cape Town.[1]

In 2015, she won the gold medal in the Half-heavyweight (78 kg) division at the 2015 World Judo Championships at the age of 20.[2]

In 2021, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tashkent held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[3]

She won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris held in Paris, France.

References

  1. "近代柔道 2015年4月号 柔道全日本強化選手名鑑 2015 -". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 20 April 2015.
  2. 梅木、初出場で金!20歳の“モー娘”が快挙達成! Sports Nippon 29 August 2015
  3. Houston, Michael (7 March 2021). "Kageura and Sone among winners as Japanese judoka dominate last day of Tashkent Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.


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