Mami Umeki (梅木 真美, Umeki Mami, born 6 December 1994) is a female Japanese judoka.
Umeki started judo at the age of 9.[1] Her favorite techniques are Osoto Gari and Sankaku Jime.[1]
Umeki won the gold medal in the –78 kg weight class at the 2011 World Judo Juniors Championships in Cape Town.[1]
In 2015, Umeki won the gold medal in the Half-heavyweight division (–78 kg) at the 2015 World Judo Championships, at the age of 20.[2]
In 2021, Umeki won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tashkent held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[3]
Umeki won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris held in Paris, France.
References
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ 梅木、初出場で金！20歳の"モー娘"が快挙達成！ Sports Nippon 29 August 2015
- ^ 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.
External links
- Mami Umeki at the International Judo Federation
- Mami Umeki at JudoInside.com
- Mami Umeki at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Mami Umeki at Olympics.com
- Mami Umeki at Olympedia
- Mami Umeki at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Mami Umeki at The-Sports.org
World Judo Championships — Women's Half Heavyweight | |
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1980–97: –72 kg • 1999–present: –78 kg | |
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