Japanese judoka (born 1997)
Nami Nabekura (鍋倉 那美, Nabekura Nami, born 11 April 1997) is a Japanese judoka. Nabekura's favorite technique is Uchimata.[1][2]
Judo career
Nabekura started practicing judo at the age of 5, following her two brothers.[1][2]
She often beat Hifumi Abe when they were in elementary school. Abe says that experience "made him what he is".[2][3]
In April 2010, Nabekura began studying at Taisei Junior High School.[1][2]
In August 2012, she won the National Junior High School Championships.[1][2]
In April 2013, she graduated from middle school and went on to Taisei High School.[1][2]
In March 2014, she won the National High School Championships.[1][2]
In August 2015, she won the Inter-High School Championships.[1][2]
In October 2015, Nabekura won the World Judo Championships Juniors both individual(–63 kg weight class) and team event.[4][5]
In 2016, Nabekura became a member of the Judo club at the Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group.[1][2]
In May 2017, she won the Asian Judo Championships.[1]
In December 2017, she finished second at the Grand Slam Tokyo and the World Masters.[1]
In August 2018, she won the Asian Games.[6]
In 2021, she won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[7][8]
She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris held in Paris, France.[9]
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