Uta Abe

Uta Abe
	Abe in February 2024
Personal information
Native name	阿部詩
Born	14 July 2000; Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Judoka
Height	158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍52 kg
Rank	3rd dan black belt
Club	Nippon Sport Science University
Team	All-Japan National Team
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(2020)
World Champ.	(2018, 2019, 2022,; ( 2023, 2025)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Japan
Olympic Games
World Championships
IJF Grand Slam
IJF Grand Prix
World Juniors Championships
Profile at external databases
IJF	35696
JudoInside.com	97066
	Updated on 11 December 2025

Uta Abe (阿部詩, Abe Uta; born 14 July 2000) is a Japanese judoka who competes in the Women's half-lightweight (52 kg) division. She won the gold medal in the Women's 52 kg competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics and two silver medals in a row with the Japanese team in the judo mixed team events at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics. Abe is also a five-time world champion, having won the gold medal in her weight category at the World Judo Championships in 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, and 2025.

She rose to prominence after winning her first senior gold medal, aged just 16, at the 2017 Judo Grand Prix Düsseldorf, thus becoming the youngest IJF senior competition winner in history.