Ami Kondo

Ami Kondo
Medal record
Competitor for  Japan
Women's Judo
World Championships
Gold 2014 Chelyabinsk –48 kg

Ami Kondo (近藤 亜美 Kondo Ami, born May 9, 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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "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. 2.0 2.1 【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. 3.0 3.1 近藤亜美が金 新YAWARAちゃん誕生 Nikkan Sports 2014-8-25

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