Saki Niizoe (born 4 July 1996)[2][3] is a Japanese retired[1] judoka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 70 kg event at the 2022 World Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. She won the gold medal in the women's 70 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[3]
In 2017, she won two medals at the Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan.[4] In the same year, she won the gold medal in the mixed team event at the 2017 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She also won the gold medal in the mixed team event at the 2021 World Championships, also held in Budapest, Hungary.
She won the silver medal at the 2022 Paris Grand Slam in France. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 70 kg event at the 2022 World Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. She won the gold medal in the women's 70 kg event at the 2023 World Championships held in Doha, Qatar. She also represented Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics. After placing 7th at Olympics, she announced her retirement.[1]
References
- "Saki Nizoe retires from active competition, places 7th at the Paris Olympics, becomes a judo coach". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). 5 December 2024. Archived from the original on 5 December 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- "Saki Niizoe". Judo Inside. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2017 Summer Universiade. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
External links
- Saki Niizoe at the International Judo Federation
- Saki Niizoe at JudoInside.com
- Saki Niizoe at Olympedia
- Saki Niizoe at InterSportStats
- Saki Niizoe at The-Sports.org
- Saki Niizoe at Team Japan (in Japanese) (in English)