Ami Kondo | |
Nationality: | Japanese |
Birth Date: | 9 May 1995 |
Weight Class: | –48 kg |
Worlds Rank: | 1 |
Worlds Year: | 2014 |
Worlds Weight: | Women's 48 kg |
Regionals Type: | AS |
Regionals Rank: | 2 |
Regionals Year: | 2018 |
Regionals Weight: | Women's 48 kg |
Olympics Rank: | 3 |
Olympics Year: | 2016 |
Olympics Weight: | Women's 48 kg |
Updated: | 24 May 2023 |
is a former Japanese judoka.
The daughter of a Sumo practitioner,[1] Kondo started Judo at the age of 5.[2] Her favorite technique is Harai goshi.[2]
In 2011, she won the gold medal in the -48 kg weight class at the World Judo Championships Cadet.[2] 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.[1] 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]