Nae Udaka

Nae Udaka
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1985-03-06) 6 March 1985
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class–57 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ. (2014)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Japan
World Championships
2014 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍57 kg
2017 Budapest Mixed team
World Masters
2010 Suwon ‍–‍57 kg
2015 Rabat ‍–‍57 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2013 Tokyo ‍–‍57 kg
2009 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍57 kg
2014 Paris ‍–‍57 kg
2016 Tokyo ‍–‍57 kg
2017 Ekaterinburg ‍–‍57 kg
2010 Paris ‍–‍57 kg
2013 Paris ‍–‍57 kg
2015 Paris ‍–‍57 kg
2017 Tokyo ‍–‍57 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2009 Tunis ‍–‍57 kg
2010 Qingdao ‍–‍57 kg
2016 Budapest ‍–‍57 kg
2017 Düsseldorf ‍–‍57 kg
Summer Universiade
2007 Bangkok ‍–‍57 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF2160
JudoInside.com35486
Updated on 4 July 2023

Nae Udaka (宇高 菜絵, Udaka Nae; born 6 March 1985 in Saijō, Ehime) is a female Japanese judoka.

Judo career

She started judo at the age of 6.[1]

Her favorite technique is Osotogari.[1]

In 2007, she belonged to Komatsu Limited after graduating from Teikyo University.[1]

She has been a shadow of Kaori Matsumoto, who is an Olympic and World champion.[2]

In 2013, she won the gold medal in the ‍–‍57 kg weight class at 2013 Tokyo Grand Slam by defeating olympic bronze medalist Marti Malloy.[1]

In 2014, she won the gold medal in the lightweight division (‍–‍57 kg) at the 2014 World Judo Championships at the age of 29.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "近代柔道 2014年4月号 柔道全日本強化選手名鑑 2014 -". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 20 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b 【世界柔道】29歳・宇高が初優勝 決勝延長で反則勝ち Sports Hochi 2014-8-27