Hikaru Ono (大野 ひかる, Ōno Hikaru) (born 30 August 1992)[2] is a Japanese karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's individual kata event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She is also a two-time gold medalist in this event at the Asian Karate Championships.
She won the silver medal in the women's individual kata event at the World Karate Federation's 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[3] [4] A month later, she won the gold medal in this event at the 2021 Asian Karate Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[5] [6]
She won the silver medal in the women's kata event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States, losing out to Sandra Sánchez.[7] [8]
After winning gold in the 2023 Karate 1-Premier League Dublin, she was awarded the league's title of "Grand Winner" in women's kata for 2023.[9] In October 2023, she won the gold medal in the women's individual kata event at the World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[10]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Asian Championships | Quanzhou, China | 2nd | Kumite 50kg | |
| 2nd | Team kumite | ||||
| 2012 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 2nd | Kumite 50kg | |
| 2016 | World Championships | Linz, Austria | 1st | Team kata | |
| 2021 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 2nd | Individual kata | |
| Asian Championships | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 1st | Individual kata | ||
| 2022 | World Games | Birmingham, United States | 2nd | Individual kata | |
| Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 1st | Individual kata | ||
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | Individual kata |