Uta Abe (阿部 詩, Abe Uta, born 14 July 2000) is a Japanese judoka.[1]
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 July 2000 Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | –52 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
Uta Abe is the sister of current 66 kg standout judoka, and two-time world champion, Hifumi Abe.[2]
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 2016.[3]
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.[4] Abe firstly defeated Polish judoka, Pienkowska and 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,[5] and defeated Shishime with a spectacular uchi-mata in golden score for ippon.[6]
References
- ^ "Uta ABE / IJF.org". ijf.org. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- ^ "Hifumi Abe and sister Uta top podium at Grand Slam Tokyo". Japan Times. 2017-12-03. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- ^ "Abe makes history with Grand Prix win". Japan Times. 2017-02-25. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- ^ "Uta Abe makes miracles come true with World title". Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- ^ "Uta Abe and Ai Shishime on track for Japanese final". Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- ^ "2018 World Judo Championships –52 kg results". judolive01.lb.judobase.org. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
External links
- Uta Abe at the International Judo Federation
- Uta Abe at JudoInside.com
