Mami Umeki | |
Nationality: | Japanese |
Birth Date: | 6 December 1994 |
Birth Place: | Oita, Japan |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Height: | 1.74 m |
Country: | Japan |
Weight Class: | 78 kg |
Worlds Rank: | 1 |
Worlds Year: | 2015 |
Worlds Weight: | Women's 78 kg |
Regionals Type: | AS |
Regionals Rank: | 1 |
Regionals Year: | 2015 |
Regionals Year2: | 2022 |
Olympics Rank: | R16 |
Olympics Year: | 2016 |
Olympics Weight: | Women's 78 kg |
Updated: | 25 September 2023 |
is a female Japanese judoka.
Umeki started judo at the age of 9.[1] Her favorite techniques are Osoto Gari and Sankaku Jime.[1]
Umeki won the gold medal in the 78 kg weight class at the 2011 World Judo Juniors Championships in Cape Town.[1]
In 2015, Umeki won the gold medal in the Half-heavyweight division (78 kg) at the 2015 World Judo Championships, at the age of 20.[2]
In 2021, Umeki won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tashkent held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[3]
Umeki won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris held in Paris, France.