Ami Kondo Judoka

Ami Kondo

Country:Japan
Born:9 May 1995 (25 years)
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Ami Kondo was World Champion seniors in 2014 in Chelyabinsk when she was just 19. Later she won the World Junior Championships U21 in 2014 in Miami. In 2015 she won bronze at the senior worlds in Astana and bronze in 2017. Kondo won the Grand Slam of Tokyo in 2015 and IJF Masters in 2016 and silver in 2018. Olympic bronze medallist in 2016 in Rio. She won gold at the Grand Slam in Ekaterinburg and Tokyo and in Paris in 2019. Kondo retired in 2020 after not making the Tokyo Olympics.

Former lightweight World Champion Ami Kondo retires

20 Oct 2020 13:50

Former lightweight World Champion Ami Kondo retires as judoka. Although the Nagoya native captured a 48kg World title at the 2014 world championships in Chelyabinsk and Olympic bronze, the tiny Kondo retires at the age of 25. In Russia she took the world title when she was just 19. Kondo ended up with bronze at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics as well as the 2015 and 2017 world championships in Astana and Budapest. Read more

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Daria Bilodid: the role model of all cadet world champions

24 Sep 2019 11:10

Obviously everyone knows the story of Daria Bilodid, the current double senior World Champion won the cadet world title in 2015 in Sarajevo. In the previous World Championships Min-Jong Kim (KOR) became cadet world champion in Chile and he finished with bronze at the last senior World Championships in Tokyo. There are countless examples of successful transitions from cadet to senior level, but it's not an ABC. Read more

Japan on top of the medal table in Paris

11 Feb 2019 10:05

It becomes a habit, when the Japanese team is announced, it is a safe bet that we will see them reach peaks. With 5 titles and 15 medals for 23 entries, we can speak of great success, despite the early defeat of Abe Hifumi, who skidded twice against the Italian Manuel Lombardo in the first round of the competition. Read more

Ami Kondo finally wins Grand Slam Paris

9 Feb 2019 17:35

Japanese lightweight Kondo Ami won her sixth Grand Slam title and her first in Paris as she dispatched World Judo Masters winner Distria Krasniqi of Kosovo with a sumptuous ko-uchi-gari for ippon. Japan won the first final of the competition after Kondo showed her worth and took a major step towards selection for the 2019 World Championships in Tokyo. Read more

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Top battles in 2019 U48kg: Daria Bilodid vs Ami Kondo

2 Jan 2019 19:10

The Ukrainian sensation has never faced two-time world champion and Olympic bronze medallist Kondo Ami (JPN). Former world champion Tonaki Funa (JPN) has been pushed forward by the Japanese team but lost all three of their meetings in 2018. Read more