Nae Udaka (宇高 菜絵, Udaka Nae, born 6 March 1985 in Saijō, Ehime) is a female Japanese judoka.
Judo career
She started judo at the age of 6.[1]
Her favorite technique is Osotogari.[1]
In 2007, she belonged to Komatsu Limited after graduating from Teikyo University.[1]
She has been a shadow of Kaori Matsumoto, who is an Olympic and World champion.[2]
In 2013, she won the gold medal in the –57 kg weight class at 2013 Tokyo Grand Slam by defeating olympic bronze medalist Marti Malloy.[1]
In 2014, she won the gold medal in the lightweight division (–57 kg) at the 2014 World Judo Championships at the age of 29.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ a b 【世界柔道】２９歳・宇高が初優勝 決勝延長で反則勝ち Sports Hochi 2014-8-27
External links
- Nae Udaka at the International Judo Federation
- Nae Udaka at JudoInside.com
- Nae Udaka at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Nae Udaka at The-Sports.org
- Nae Udaka on Twitter
World Judo Championships — Women's Lightweight | |
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1980–97: −56 kg • 1999–present: –57 kg | |
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