Haruka Funakubo

Haruka Funakubo (舟久保 遥香, Funakubo Haruka, born October 10, 1998 in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi) is a Japanese judoka.[1][2]

Haruka Finakubo
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1998-10-10) 10 October 1998
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class–57 kg
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Japan
World Championships
2021 Budapest Mixed team
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta Mixed team
IJF Grand Slam
2021 Paris –57 kg
2022 Paris –57 kg
2018 Osaka –57 kg
2019 Ekaterinburg –57 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2018 Zagreb –57 kg
World Juniors Championships
2015 Abu Dhabi –57 kg
2017 Zagreb –57 kg
2018 Nassau –57 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF28260
JudoInside.com94060
Updated on 6 February 2022.

Judo career

Funakubo started Judo at the age of 6.[1][2] In April 2011, she went on to Fujigakuen Junior High School where she was under the instruction of Yuta Yazaki and his wife Noriko Yazaki. Yuta is a former Asian Games champion, in addition, a Newaza specialist. Noriko is a former national champion.they both participated at the 2003 World Judo Championships.[2][3][4][5] In August 2013, she won all bouts for Ippon at the National Junior High School Championships.[1][2]

In April 2014, she went on to Fujigakuen High School.[1][2] She won the Inter-High School Championships and the All-Japan Junior Championships 2 times in a row respectively in 2015, 2016.[2] In October 2015, she won the World Judo Championships Juniors both individual (–57 kg weight class) and team event. She won 5 out of 8 bouts with Funakubo-Gatame for Ippon.[2][4][6][7][8][9]

In 2017, she became a member of the Judo club at the Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group.[5] In February 2017, she won all bouts with Funakubo-Gatame for Ippon at the European Open Sofia.[10][11]

In April 2017, she became vice champion at the All-Japan weight championships.[1] In October 2017, she retained the world junior title as well as the team title.[12][13][14]

In September 2018, she won the Asian Games team event.[15] In October 2018, she won the world junior title as well as the team title three times in a row.[16][17]

In April 2021, she won the All-Japan Selected Judo Championships.[18] In June 2021, she won the 2021 World Judo Championships – Mixed team.[19] In october 2021, she won the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Paris.[20]

In february 2022, she won the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris.[21] In April 2022, she won the All-Japan Selected Judo Championships.[22]

Funakubo-Gatame

Funakuo's favorite technique is Newaza, especially Osaekomi-waza called Funakubo-Gatame.[2][4][5] Funakubo-Gatame is considered a modified Hara-Zutsumi (stomach wrap grabbing) technique. Hara-Zutsumi originates from Nanatei Judo[10] This is officially classified as Kuzure-Kesa-Gatame or Kata-Gatame.[2][4][5] When she was in the second grade at junior high school, she couldn't practice Judo because of a knee injury. Thus she was doing 1000 Pull‐ups every day for a month.[5] After the recovery, she invented Funakubo-Gatame to turn over an opponent in a prone position.[2][4][5]

Some in the media say Funakubo looks like the actress Rena Nōnen.[3][4][5]

References
  1. "近代柔道 2022年4月号 柔道全日本強化選手名鑑　2022 -". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. April 20, 2022. p. 28.
  2. "近代柔道 2016年12月号 解体新書 舟久保遥香-". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 2016-12-20. pp. 26–29.
  3. じぇじぇじぇな強さ！能年玲奈似の舟久保初V　柔道. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). September 12, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  4. 能年玲奈似の舟久保遥香　オリジナル寝技で初V. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). March 20, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  5. "Archived copy" 柔道界の“のん”！？　女子ジュニア王者・舟久保遥香、寝技「舟久保固め」で東京五輪目指す. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). March 7, 2017. Archived from the original on March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Junior World Championships 2015, Abu Dhabi DAY 2 -57kg: Flying Funakubo crowned Junior world champion". International Judo Federation. October 24, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  7. "Kosovan Krasniqi earns gold at IJF Junior World Championships while Japanese success continues". insidethegames.biz. October 24, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  8. "Junior World Championships 2015, Abu Dhabi DAY 5 New-look Japanese team still unstoppable". International Judo Federation. October 27, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  9. "Japan prove judo future is bright with team sweep at IJF Junior World Championships". The National. October 27, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  10. "近代柔道 2017年3月号 新ルールにも順応　5階級で優勝の活躍-". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. March 20, 2017. pp. 20–21.
  11. "Japan Starts Off the Year With a Clean Sweep in Sofia". European Judo Union. February 4, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  12. "Japan dominate women's events on day two of IJF Junior World Championships". insidethegames. October 19, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  13. "CM juniors 2017 (J2) - Metifiot, c'est prometteur - L'esprit du judo". Lespritdujudo. October 19, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  14. "Junior World Championships 2017, Zagreb – Day Five – Tokyo 2020 Hopefuls From Japan Win First IJF Junior Mixed Team World Title". International Judo Federation. October 22, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  15. "Asian Games: Japan thrashes Kazakhstan to win mixed team judo gold". Kyodo News. September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  16. "Japan, Italy and Turkey take the spoils on day two". International Judo Federation. October 18, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  17. "Japan put on dominant display to win mixed team event at IJF World Junior Championships". insidethegames.biz. October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  18. "舟久保遥香、新添左季が混合団体へ「勝っている姿をみせたい／柔道". Sankei Sports. April 3, 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  19. "Japan prolongs Mixed team world title". Judoinside. 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  20. "田中、原田ら優勝　柔道グランドスラム". Jiji Press. 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  21. "Haruka Funakubo scores precious gold in Paris". Judoinside. 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  22. "柔道 世界選手権 女子代表に阿部詩や浜田尚里など7人". NHK. 2022-04-02. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
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