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]

Nami Nabekura
Medal record
Women's Judo
Representing  Japan
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
  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. 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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "Japan dominate second day of judo medal action at 2018 Asian Games". Insidethegames. August 30, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2018.


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