Ami Kondo

Ami Kondo
Medal record
Women's judo
Competitor for  Japan
World Championships
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.

She started judo at the age of 5.[1]

Her favorite technique is Harai goshi.[1]

Her father used to be a Sumo Wrestler[2]

In 2011, She won the gold medal in the -48 kg weight class at the World Judo Championships Cadet.[1]

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.[2]

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. 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.
  2. 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 Sports Hochi 2013-11-30
  3. 1 2 近藤亜美が金 新YAWARAちゃん誕生 Nikkan Sports 2014-8-25

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