Natsumi Tsunoda Explained

Natsumi Tsunoda
Headercolor:2024 Olympic Champion
Birth Name:角田夏実
Birth Date:6 August 1992
Birth Place:Yachiyo, Chiba
Height:162 cm
Country:Japan
Weight Class:48 kg, 52 kg
Club:SBC Shonan Beauty Clinic Judo Club
Olympics Rank:1
Olympics Year:2024
Olympics Weight:Women's 48 kg
Worlds Rank:1
Worlds Year:2021
Worlds Weight:Women's 48 kg
Worlds Year2:2022
Worlds Weight2:Women's 48 kg
Worlds Year3:2023
Worlds Weight3:Women's 48 kg
Regionals Type:AS
Regionals Rank:1
Regionals Year:2018
Regionals Weight:Women's 52 kg
Regionals Year2:2023
Regionals Weight2:Women's 48 kg
Updated:5 August 2024

Natsumi Tsunoda (; born 6 August 1992) is a Japanese judoka.[1] She won the Gold Medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the Women's 48 kg.

Career

She won the gold medal in the women's 48 kg event at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[2] [3] She also won the gold medal in this event in 2022 and 2023.

She won a silver medal at the 2017 World Judo Championships in Budapest.[4]

She won the gold medal in the women's 48kg event at the 2023 World Judo Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Natsumi Tsunoda . judoinside.com . 29 August 2017.
  2. News: 6 June 2021. Natsumi Tsunoda wins gold for Japan U48kg. Judo Inside. 6 June 2021.
  3. Web site: Women's 48 kg. 6 June 2021. 2021 World Judo Championships.
  4. Web site: Ai Shishime underlines Japanese dominance with gold U52kg . judoinside.com . 29 August 2017.
  5. News: Berkeley . Geoff . 7 May 2023 . Tsunoda completes hat-trick as Garrigos strikes gold on first day of Doha 2023 . InsideTheGames.biz . 7 May 2023.