Ami Kondo (近藤　亜美, Kondo Ami, born 9 May 1995 in Nagoya) is a former Japanese judoka.[1]

Career

The daughter of a Sumo practitioner,[2] Kondo started Judo at the age of 5.[3] Her favorite technique is Harai goshi.[3]

In 2011, she won the gold medal in the -48 kg weight class at the World Judo Championships Cadet.[3] 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.[4] She won the gold medal in the Extra-lightweight (48 kg) division at the 2014 World Judo Championships at the age of 19.[4]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ami Kondo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b 【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
  3. ^ a b c "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. 20 April 2014.
  4. ^ a b 近藤亜美が金　新YAWARAちゃん誕生　Nikkan Sports　2014-8-25


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ami_Kondo
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