Mayumi Someya (染谷 真有美, Someya Mayumi, born 30 May 1993) is a Japanese karateka. At the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain, she won the silver medal in the women's team kumite event.[1] She represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the women's 61 kg event.[2][3]
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| Born | 30 May 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Personal life edit
She is the younger sister of Kayo Someya, also a karateka and a colleague of Japan's national karate team.[4]
Achievements edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 2012 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 3rd | Kumite 68 kg |
| 3rd | Team kumite | |||
| 2014 | World Championships | Bremen, Germany | 3rd | Kumite 61 kg |
| 3rd | Team kumite | |||
| 2015 | Asian Championships | Yokohama, Japan | 2nd | Kumite 61 kg |
| 2018 | Asian Championships | Amman, Jordan | 1st | Team kumite |
| World Championships | Madrid, Spain | 2nd | Team kumite |
References edit
- ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2018 World Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". WKF.net. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2020). "World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Hopes high for karate's inclusion for 2020 Tokyo Olympics". Goerie.com. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
External links edit
- Mayumi Someya at KarateRec.com
- Mayumi Someya at Olympedia
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