Kanae Yamabe

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Kanae Yamabe
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1990-09-22) 22 September 1990
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class+78 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2016)
World Champ.Bronze (2015)
Profile at external databases
IJF2491
JudoInside.com55553
Updated on 24 May 2023

Kanae Yamabe (山部 佳苗, Yamabe Kanae; born 22 September 1990 in Hokkaido) is a Japanese female judoka.[1]

Yamabe started judo at the age of 6.[2] Her favorite technique is harai Goshi.[2]

In 2009, Yamabe won a bronze medal in the +78 kg weight class at the 2009 World Judo Juniors Championships in Paris.[2]

In 2015, Yamabe won a bronze medal in the heavyweight (+78 kg) division at the 2015 World Judo Championships.[3]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kanae Yamabe". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. "近代柔道 2015年4月号 柔道全日本強化選手名鑑 2015 -". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 20 April 2015.
  3. 山部、悔しい銅メダル「思い切りのいい柔道を出せなかった」 Sports Nippon 29 August 2015