Uta Abe

Uta Abe (阿部 詩, Abe Uta, born 14 July 2000 Kobe) is a Japanese judoka.[1] She won the gold medal in the half lightweight event, and silver medal in mixed team, at the 2020 Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3]

Uta Abe
Personal information
Native name阿部 詩
NationalityJapanese
Born (2000-07-14) 14 July 2000
Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
OccupationJudoka
Height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Sport
Country Japan
SportJudo
Weight class–52 kg
Rank     3rd dan black belt in Judo
ClubNippon Sport Science University
TeamAll-Japan National Team
Achievements and titles
World Champ. (2018, 2019)
Olympic Games (2020)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo –52 kg
2020 Tokyo Mixed team
World Championships
2018 Baku –52 kg
2019 Tokyo –52 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2017 Tokyo –52 kg
2018 Paris –52 kg
2018 Osaka –52 kg
2020 Düsseldorf –52 kg
2021 Tashkent –52 kg
2021 Kazan –52 kg
2016 Tokyo –52 kg
2019 Osaka –52 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2017 Düsseldorf –52 kg
2018 Hohhot –52 kg
2019 Hohhot –52 kg
World Juniors Championships
2017 Zagreb –52 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF35696
JudoInside.com97066
Updated on 12 November 2021.

Personal life

Uta Abe is the sister of current 66 kg standout judoka, and two-time world champion, Hifumi Abe.[4]

Judo career

Abe became the youngest ever Judoka to win an IJF (International Judo Federation) Grand Prix, when she captured first place at the Düsseldorf Grand Prix in February 2017.[5]

She participated at the 2018 World Judo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan and won her first world title at 18 years of age, making her the third-youngest Judoka to ever capture a senior World title.[6] Abe firstly defeated Polish judoka, Karolina Pienkowska and Fabienne Kocher of Switzerland. She then defeated Jessica Pereira of Brazil and in the semi-finals she defeated Amandine Buchard of France in under 40 seconds, by armlock to make her way into the finals. In the finals, Abe was matched with teammate and former-world champion Ai Shishime,[7] and defeated Shishime with a spectacular uchi-mata in golden score for ippon.[8]

In 2021, Abe won the gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on the same day that her older brother Hifumi won the gold medal in his judo division.[9]

Family

She is the younger sister of fellow Olympic Gold medallist in Judo, Hifumi Abe, her older brother.[10]

References
  1. "Uta ABE / IJF.org". ijf.org. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  2. "2020 Summer Olympics — Judo - Women 52 kg Schedule". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. "ABE Uta". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  4. "Hifumi Abe and sister Uta top podium at Grand Slam Tokyo". Japan Times. 3 December 2017. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  5. "Abe makes history with Grand Prix win". Japan Times. 25 February 2017. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  6. "Uta Abe makes miracles come true with World title". judoinside.com. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  7. "Uta Abe and Ai Shishime on track for Japanese final". judoinside.com. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  8. "2018 World Judo Championships –52 kg results". judolive01.lb.judobase.org. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  9. "Olympics: Japan's Abe siblings complete historic judo double", Kyodo News, 25 July 2021
  10. "Siblings ABE Hifumi and Uta make judo history at Tokyo 2020". Olympics.com. 25 July 2021.
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