Ayumi Uekusa (植草 歩, Uekusa Ayumi, born July 25, 1992) is a Japanese karateka. Competing in the +68 kg kumite division she won gold medals at the World Karate Federation's 2016 World Championships, 2017 and 2022 Asian Championships, and at the 2018 Asian Games. She has also won several bronze and silver medals at the World Championships, Asian Championships, and Asian Games.[1]
 Uekusa at the 2018 Asian Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 25, 1992[1] Yachimata, Chiba Prefecture | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Sports medicine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Teikyo University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Gōjū-ryū Karate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Kumite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She won a gold medal at the 2023 Karate 1-Premier League Cairo in January, and after taking gold in the 2023 Karate 1-Premier League Dublin that September, she was awarded the title of "Grand Winner" in her weight division for the year — her fourth such award after 2017, 2018, and 2020.[2] [3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Ayumi Uekusa. asiangames2018.id
- ^ "SET-ONLINE WKF". www.sportdata.org. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ "Celebrating the Grand Winners of the 2023 Karate 1-Premier League - Karate News". September 11, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
External links
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- Ayumi Uekusa at Olympics.com
- Ayumi Uekusa at Olympedia
- Ayumi Uekusa at the World Games
- Ayumi Uekusa at the Jakarta-Palembang 2018 Asian Games (archived)
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