World Judo Championships
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The World Judo Championships are the highest level of international judo competition, next to the quadrennial judo events at the Summer Olympic Games. The world championships are held by the Internati
The first World Judo Champion, Shokichi Natsui in 1956
Uta Abe
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Uta Abe is a Japanese judoka who competes in the Women's half-lightweight division. She won the gold medal in the Women's 52 kg competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics and two silver medals in a row w
World Judo Championships
…Open 2001 2011 7 – 1 8 3 Ingrid Berghmans Belgium +72 kg / −72 kg / Open 1980 1989 6 4 1 11 4 Clarisse Agbegnenou France −63 kg 2013 2024 6 2 1 9 5 Uta Abe Japan −52 kg 2018 2025 5 – – 5 6 Gao Fenglian China +72 kg / Open 1984 1989 4 1 1 6 Kye Sun-hui North Korea −52 kg / −57 kg 1997 2007 4 1 1 6 8 Noriko…
Abe in February 2024