Natsumi Tsunoda

Natsumi Tsunoda
Personal information
Birth name角田夏実
Born (1992-08-06) 6 August 1992
Yachiyo, Chiba
OccupationJudoka
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍48 kg, ‍–‍52 kg
Rank     5th dan black belt[1]
ClubSBC Shonan Beauty Clinic Judo Club[1]
Coached byYūko Imai[2]
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2024)
World Champ. (2021, 2022, 2023)
Asian Champ. (2018, 2023)
Highest world ranking1st[3]
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
2024 Paris ‍–‍48 kg
2024 Paris Mixed team
World Championships
2021 Budapest ‍–‍48 kg
2022 Tashkent ‍–‍48 kg
2023 Doha ‍–‍48 kg
2017 Budapest ‍–‍52 kg
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta ‍–‍52 kg
2023 Hangzhou ‍–‍48 kg
World Masters
2018 Guangzhou ‍–‍52 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2016 Tokyo ‍–‍52 kg
2022 Paris ‍–‍48 kg
2022 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍48 kg
2023 Tokyo ‍–‍48 kg
2024 Antalya ‍–‍48 kg
2025 Baku ‍–‍48 kg
2017 Paris ‍–‍52 kg
2018 Osaka ‍–‍52 kg
2019 Paris ‍–‍52 kg
2021 Tashkent ‍–‍48 kg
2019 Brasilia ‍–‍52 kg
2019 Osaka ‍–‍48 kg
2022 Tokyo ‍–‍48 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2018 Budapest ‍–‍52 kg
2019 Zagreb ‍–‍52 kg
2020 Tel Aviv ‍–‍48 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF35695
JudoInside.com108860
Updated on 19 May 2025

Natsumi Tsunoda (Japanese: 角田夏実; born 6 August 1992) is a Japanese judoka.[4] She won the gold medal at the women's 48 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

She won the gold medal in the women's 48 kg event at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[5][6] She also won the gold medal in this event in 2022 and 2023.

She won a silver medal at the 2017 World Judo Championships in Budapest.[7]

She won the gold medal in the women's 48 kg event at the 2023 World Judo Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "強化選手 角田夏実". All Japan Judo Federation (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ Akihiro Kada (11 June 2024). "【柔道】角田夏実の引退を翻意させた今井コーチ 夢舞台へ妥協なし「金メダル以外は考えてない」" (in Japanese). Tokyo Sports. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  3. ^ "World Ranking List, Women –48 kg". International Judo Federation. 19 May 2025. Archived from the original on 19 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Natsumi Tsunoda". judoinside.com. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Natsumi Tsunoda wins gold for Japan U48kg". Judo Inside. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Women's 48 kg". 2021 World Judo Championships. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Ai Shishime underlines Japanese dominance with gold U52kg". judoinside.com. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  8. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (7 May 2023). "Tsunoda completes hat-trick as Garrigos strikes gold on first day of Doha 2023". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 May 2023.


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