Kanae Yamabe Explained

Kanae Yamabe
Nationality:Japanese
Birth Date:22 September 1990
Country:Japan
Weight Class:+78 kg
Worlds Rank:3
Worlds Year:2015
Worlds Weight:Women's +78 kg
Regionals Type:AS
Olympics Rank:3
Olympics Year:2016
Olympics Weight:Women's +78 kg
Updated:24 May 2023

is a Japanese female judoka.

Yamabe started judo at the age of 6.[1] Her favorite technique is harai Goshi.[1]

In 2009, Yamabe won a bronze medal in the +78 kg weight class at the 2009 World Judo Juniors Championships in Paris.[1]

In 2015, Yamabe won a bronze medal in the heavyweight (+78 kg) division at the 2015 World Judo Championships.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 近代柔道 2015年4月号 柔道全日本強化選手名鑑 2015 -. 2015-04-20.
  2. http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2015/08/29/kiji/K20150829011030550.html 山部、悔しい銅メダル「思い切りのいい柔道を出せなかった」