Funa Tonaki Explained
| Funa Tonaki |
| Native Name: | 渡名喜 風南 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Birth Date: | 1 August 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Sagamihara, Japan |
| Height: | 148cm (58inches) |
| Dan: | 3 |
| Weight Class: | –48 kg |
| Club: | Park24 |
| Retired: | 31 January 2024[1] |
| Worlds Rank: | 1 |
| Worlds Year: | 2017 |
| Worlds Weight: | Women's 48 kg |
| Regionals Type: | AS |
| Regionals Rank: | 3 |
| Regionals Year: | 2016 |
| Olympics Rank: | 2 |
| Olympics Year: | 2020 |
| Olympics Weight: | Women's 48 kg |
| Updated: | 23 May 2023 |
Funa Tonaki (渡名喜 風南 Tonaki Fūna, born 1 August 1995) is a Japanese retired[1] judoka.[2] [3] She won a silver medal in Women's Judo 48 kg, at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[4] [5]
Career
In 2015, she won the gold medal at the World Junior Championships in Abu Dhabi.[6] She won the gold medal at the 2017 World Judo Championships in Budapest by defeating top seed Galbadrakhyn Otgontsetseg in the semi-final and former world champion Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg in the final.[7]
In 2021, she won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar[8] [9]
Notes and References
- News: Tonaki Funa announces retirement from active duty . 13 February 2024 . eJudo . 1 February 2024 . ja.
- Web site: Funa Tonaki . judoinside.com . 28 August 2017.
- https://www.ijf.org/judoka/17762 IJF profile
- Web site: 2020 Summer Olympics — Judo - Women 48 kg Schedule. 24 July 2021. 2020 Summer Olympics. 22 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210722061304/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/judo/event-schedule-women-48-kg.htm. dead.
- Web site: Judo TONAKI Funa. dead. 2021-08-06. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. 6 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210806182056/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/hi/results/judo/athlete-profile-n1315316-tonaki-funa.htm.
- Web site: World U21 Championships Abu Dhabi . judoinside.com . 31 August 2017.
- Web site: Funa Tonaki surprises with gold medal against Munkhbat . judoinside.com . 28 August 2017.
- Web site: 2021 Judo World Masters. 11 January 2021. International Judo Federation.
- News: Gillen. Nancy. 11 January 2021. Olympic silver medallist An wins under-66kg contest at IJF World Judo Masters. InsideTheGames.biz. live. 11 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210111192537/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1102909/baul-wins-gold-at-world-judo-masters. 11 January 2021.
