Uta Abe Judoka

Uta Abe

Country:Japan
Born:14 July 2000 (18 years)
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Judoka from Japan Abe Uta became World Champion in 2018 at the same day as her brother Hifumi Abe. She was already Junior World Champion in 2017. She won the Grand Slam of Paris in 2018. Abe took gold at the Grand Slam in Tokyo in in 2017 and silver in 2016 as youngest medallist of the World Tour in 2016. She took gold in Osaka in 2018. In 2017 she won the Grand Prix Düsseldorf 2017 as youngest ever winner of a IJF World Tour event. She won the World Junior Mixed Team Championships in 2017.

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Top battles in 2019 U52kg: Majlinda Kelmendi vs Uta Abe

3 Jan 2019 12:05

Olympic champion Majlinda Kelmendi of Kosovo returned to action with silver at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam in October. While Kelmendi was recovering from surgery in 2018, Abe Uta took control of the weight category by beating teammate and defending champion Shishime Ai in the final. Read more

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The judo stars we can expect in 2019

2 Jan 2019 09:20

Daria Bilodid of the Ukraine is of course among the stars we can expect to shine again in 2019. Bilodid is the youngest world judo champion of all time. She can be considered an exception or a one-off in terms of breathtaking ability at her tender age, but the teenager’s six victories on the IJF circuit catapulted her to stardom in 2018. Read more

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The 5 biggest female judo breakthroughs of 2018

28 Dec 2018 14:40

Who are the ten groundbreaking talents who really emerged this year, at any level? We closely watched judoka born from 1998 onwards. Some of the most absolutely amazing stars of this year, such as Sarah Asahina, Haruka Funakubo or Jessica Klimkait, had already experienced their breakthroughs, but nonetheless had their best year ever and are expected to develop further. Read more

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Top earners in the IJF World Judo Tour 2018

24 Dec 2018 10:45

Being a judoka is not the financially most solid occupation. Not a surprise to many despite the increasing prize money awarded by the IJF in the IJF World Tour. The absolute top players cannot even get a year salary. However the prize money is for sure an appreciation of the hard work and investments. Read more

World champion Abe Uta claims Grand Slam treble

23 Nov 2018 14:20

Teenage world champion Abe Uta of Japan won her third Grand Slam title to remain undefeated since 2016. The 18-year-old squared off with teammate and Asian Games winner Tsunoda Natsumi (JPN) in the -52kg final and avenged her only defeat on IJF World Judo Tour which came in the 2016 Tokyo Grand Slam final. Read more