Mami Umeki (梅木 真美, Umeki Mami, born 6 December 1994) is a female Japanese judoka.

Mami Umeki
Personal information
Native name梅木 真美
NationalityJapanese
Born (1994-12-06) 6 December 1994 (age 29)
Oita, Japan
OccupationJudoka
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍78 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2016)
World Champ.Gold (2015)
Asian Champ.Gold (2015, 2022)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Astana ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Budapest ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Budapest ‍–‍78 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon ‍–‍78 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kuwait City ‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Nur‑Sultan ‍–‍78 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place 2018 Guangzhou ‍–‍78 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ekaterinburg ‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Osaka ‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tashkent ‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Osaka ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Paris ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Baku ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Tokyo ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Paris ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Paris ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Tel Aviv ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Baku ‍–‍78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2017 Düsseldorf ‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Budapest ‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Zagreb ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Qingdao ‍–‍78 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Cape Town ‍–‍78 kg
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Taipei ‍–‍78 kg
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kazan ‍–‍78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF9383
JudoInside.com72552
Updated on 25 September 2023

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.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "近代柔道 2015年4月号 柔道全日本強化選手名鑑 2015 -". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 20 April 2015.
  2. ^ 梅木、初出場で金!20歳の"モー娘"が快挙達成! Sports Nippon 29 August 2015
  3. ^ Houston, Michael (7 March 2021). "Kageura and Sone among winners as Japanese judoka dominate last day of Tashkent Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
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