Akira Sone

Akira Sone
Personal information
Born (2000-07-09) 9 July 2000
Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
OccupationJudoka
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class+78 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2020)
World Champ. (2019, 2023)
Asian Champ. (2018, 2022)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo+78 kg
2020 TokyoMixed team
2024 ParisMixed team
World Championships
2019 Tokyo+78 kg
2023 Doha+78 kg
2023 DohaMixed team
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta+78 kg
Asian Championships
2022 NurSultan+78 kg
World Masters
2018 Guangzhou+78 kg
2022 Jerusalem+78 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2019 Osaka+78 kg
2021 Tashkent+78 kg
2022 Tokyo+78 kg
2016 Tokyo+78 kg
2017 Tokyo+78 kg
2018 Osaka+78 kg
2018 Paris+78 kg
2019 Paris+78 kg
2024 Astana+78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2018 Hohhot+78 kg
2019 Zagreb+78 kg
2017 Düsseldorf+78 kg
World Juniors Championships
2017 Zagreb+78 kg
World Cadets Championships
2015 Sarajevo+70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF23619
JudoInside.com97090
Updated on 5 August 2024

Akira Sone (素根 輝, Sone Akira, born 9 July 2000) is a Japanese judoka. She won the gold medal in the Women's +78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics and a silver medal with the Japanese team in the mixed team event at both the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics. She is also a two-time world champion in her weight category. Sone's favorite techniques are Tai Otoshi and Ouchi Gari.