Ami Kondo(近藤 亜美, Kondo Ami; born 9 May 1995 in Nagoya) is a former Japanese judoka.

Career

The daughter of a Sumo practitioner, Kondo started Judo at the age of 5. Her favorite technique is Harai goshi.

In 2011, she won the gold medal in the -48 kg weight class at the World Judo Championships Cadet. In 2013, she won the gold medal in the -48 kg weight class at the Grand Slam Tokyo by defeating olympic champion Sarah Menezes and world champion Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg. In 2014, she belonged to Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group after graduating from Taisei High School. She won the gold medal in the Extra-lightweight (48 kg) division at the 2014 World Judo Championships at the age of 19.

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