Akira Sone
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| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 July 2000 Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | +70 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Akira Sone (素根 輝, Sone Akira, born 9 July 2000) is a female Japanese judoka.[1] Sone's favorite techniques are Tai Otoshi, Ouchi Gari[2][3]
Career
Sone started Judo at the age of 7, following her three brothers.[2][3] In April 2013, she went on to Tanushimaru Junior High School.[2][3] In August 2015, Sone won the World Judo Championships Cadets and the National Junior High School Championships.[2][3] In April 2016, she began studying at Nanchiku High School.[2][3] In March 2017, she won the National High School Championships.[2][3] She won the Inter-High School Championships in August 2017.[2][3] In October 2017, Sone won the World Judo Championships Juniors(+78 kg weight class).[4] In April 2018, she won the All-Japan Judo Championships.[5] In August 2018, Sone won the Asian Games.[6]
References
- ^ IJF profile
- ^ a b c d e f g "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. 20 April 2018. p. 21.
- ^ a b c d e f g "近代柔道 2018年2月号 解体新書 素根輝-". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 20 February 2018. pp. 26–29.
- ^ 素根、梅津が優勝＝柔道世界ジュニア. Jiji Press (in Japanese). 22 October 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ 17歳・素根輝、史上初の柔道全日本女子選手権初出場V…東京五輪代表争いに名乗り. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 22 April 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Judoka Ruika Sato, Kentaro Iida, Akira Sone add to Japan's gold-medal haul". Japan Times. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
External links
- Akira Sone at the International Judo Federation
- Akira Sone at JudoInside.com
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