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 Tokyo Mixed team
2024 Paris Mixed team
World Championships
2019 Tokyo +78 kg
2023 Doha +78 kg
2023 Doha Mixed team
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta +78 kg
Asian Championships
2022 Nur‑Sultan +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
2026 Tashkent +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 3 March 2026

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.

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