Natsumi Tsunoda (Japanese: 角田夏実; born 6 August 1992) is a Japanese judoka.[3] She won the Gold Medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the Women's 48 kg.

Natsumi Tsunoda
Personal information
Birth name角田夏実
Born (1992-08-06) 6 August 1992 (age 32)
Yachiyo, Chiba
OccupationJudoka
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍48 kg, ‍–‍52 kg
Rank     5th dan black belt[1]
ClubSBC Shonan Beauty Clinic Judo Club[1]
Coached byYūko Imai[2]
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (2024)
World Champ.Gold (2021, 2022, 2023)
Asian Champ.Gold (2018, 2023)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris ‍–‍48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Mixed team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Budapest ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tashkent ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Doha ‍–‍48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Budapest ‍–‍52 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Hangzhou ‍–‍48 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place 2018 Guangzhou ‍–‍52 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tokyo ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Paris ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Tokyo ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Antalya ‍–‍48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Paris ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Osaka ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Paris ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tashkent ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Brasilia ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Osaka ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo ‍–‍48 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2018 Budapest ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Zagreb ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tel Aviv ‍–‍48 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF35695
JudoInside.com108860
Updated on 5 August 2024

Career

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She won the gold medal in the women's 48 kg event at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[4][5] She also won the gold medal in this event in 2022 and 2023.

She won a silver medal at the 2017 World Judo Championships in Budapest.[6]

She won the gold medal in the women's 48 kg event at the 2023 World Judo Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "強化選手 角田夏実". All Japan Judo Federation (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ Akihiro Kada (11 June 2024). "【柔道】角田夏実の引退を翻意させた今井コーチ 夢舞台へ妥協なし「金メダル以外は考えてない」" (in Japanese). Tokyo Sports. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Natsumi Tsunoda". judoinside.com. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Natsumi Tsunoda wins gold for Japan U48kg". Judo Inside. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Women's 48 kg". 2021 World Judo Championships. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Ai Shishime underlines Japanese dominance with gold U52kg". judoinside.com. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  7. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (7 May 2023). "Tsunoda completes hat-trick as Garrigos strikes gold on first day of Doha 2023". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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