Nami Nabekura
Nami Nabekura (鍋倉 那美, Nabekura Nami, born April 11, 1997 in Himeji, Hyogo) is a female Japanese judoka. Nabekura's favorite technique is Uchimata[1][2]
Medal record | ||
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Women's Judo | ||
Representing | ||
Asian Games | ||
2018 Jakarta | –63 kg | |
Asian Championships | ||
2017 Hong Kong | -63 kg | |
World Judo Championships Juniors | ||
2015 Abu Dhabi | –63 kg |
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]
References
- "近代柔道 2018年4月号 柔道全日本強化選手名鑑 2018 -". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 2018-04-20. p. 25.
- "近代柔道 2016年2月号 解体新書 鍋倉那美-". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 2017-02-20. pp. 24–27.
- 柔道界の“ひふみん”阿部一二三選手が生出演!小さい時は女子に負けていた!?. Fuji TV. September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
- "Junior World Championships 2015, Abu Dhabi DAY 3 -63kg: NABEKURA wins Japan's fifth world title in Abu Dhabi". International Judo Federation. October 25, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
- "Junior World Championships 2015, Abu Dhabi DAY 5 JUNIOR WOMEN TEAM EVENT New-look Japanese team still unstoppable". International Judo Federation. October 27, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
- "Japan dominate second day of judo medal action at 2018 Asian Games". Insidethegames. August 30, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2018.