Akari Ogata

Akari Ogata (緒方 亜香里, Ogata Akari, born 24 September 1990) is a Japanese judoka.

Akari Ogata
Personal information
Born (1990-09-24) 24 September 1990
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍78 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Silver (2011)
Asian Champ.Silver (2010)
Olympic GamesR16 (2012)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Paris ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Tokyo ‍–‍78 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou ‍–‍78 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Baku ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Almaty ‍–‍78 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2009 Tokyo ‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Paris ‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Moscow ‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Tokyo ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Tokyo ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Paris ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Tokyo ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Paris ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Paris ‍–‍78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2010 Rotterdam ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍78 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Paris ‍–‍78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF1352
JudoInside.com49293
Updated on 17 July 2023.

Ogata started taking part in karate at the age of 7 and she became national junior karate champion when she was 10, but at age 13, she quit karate and started to practise judo.[1]

Ogata won a bronze medal in the half-heavyweight (78 kg) division at the 2010 World Judo Championships, and silver a year later.[2] She has also won silver at the 2010 Asian Games. Ogata had previously won the 2009 World Juniors Championships in that weight division.[2]

Ogata's favorite techniques are uchimata, ōuchi gari and sankaku-jime.

She currently competes in the Japanese MMA league Shooto, and works as a Judo therapist.

References
  1. "スポ－ツの顔　７８キロ級の新女王　緒方亜香里（体育1年）". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  2. "Akari Ogata, Judoka, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 25 April 2020.


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