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Uta Abe

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Uta Abe (阿部 詩, Abe Uta; born 14 July 2000) is a Japanese judoka who competes in the Women's half-lightweight (52 kg) 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 with the Japanese team in the judo mixed team events at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics. Abe is also a five-time world champion, having won the gold medal in her weight category at the World Judo Championships in 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, and 2025. She rose to prominence after winning her first senior gold medal, aged just 16, at the 2017 Judo Grand Prix Düsseldorf, thus becoming the youngest IJF senior competition winner in history. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Uta Abe is the 564th most popular wrestler (up from 577th in 2024), the 2,876th most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,530th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Japanese Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Uta Abe ranks 564 out of 1,027. Before her are Tyler Breeze, Akinobu Osako, Hamza Yerlikaya, Juan Marén, Torrie Wilson, and Tina Trstenjak. After her are Howard Finkel, Giorgi Gogshelidze, Harri Koskela, Revaz Mindorashvili, Alfred Ter-Mkrtchyan, and Josh Barnett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2000, Uta Abe ranks 89. Before her are Baby Ariel, Khaby Lame, Hyunjin, Tetê, Beatrice Chebet, and Sha'Carri Richardson. After her are RJ Barrett, Matěj Kovář, Isabel May, Azzedine Ounahi, Daria Bilodid, and Miriana Conte.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Uta Abe ranks 2,876 out of 6,245. Before her are Sunao Kasahara (1989), Sakura Ando (1986), Akeboshi (1978), Yana Toboso (1984), Maaya Uchida (1989), and Tetsu Nagasawa (1968). After her are Masashi Shimamura (1971), Toshi Arai (1966), Takako Fuji (1972), Minori Chihara (1980), Suzuka Nakamoto (1997), and Yuta Abe (1974).

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Among WRESTLERS In Japan

Among wrestlers born in Japan, Uta Abe ranks 41. Before her are Shoichi Funaki (1968), Hifumi Abe (1997), Yoshi Tatsu (1977), Yōsuke Yamamoto (1960), Kosei Akaishi (1965), and Akinobu Osako (1960). After her are Shinichi Shinohara (1973), Kisenosato Yutaka (1986), Takashi Kobayashi (1963), Kenzo Nakamura (1973), Tomohiro Matsunaga (1980), and Kazuchika Okada (1987).

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