Akira Sone

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Born (2000-07-09) 9 July 2000 (age 25)
OccupationJudoka
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
CountryJapan
Akira Sone
Personal information
Born (2000-07-09) 9 July 2000 (age 25)
OccupationJudoka
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class+78 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (2020)
World Champ.Gold medal – World (2019, 2023)
Asian Champ.Gold (2018, 2022)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo+78 kg
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoMixed team
Silver medal – second place2024 ParisMixed team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Tokyo+78 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Doha+78 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 DohaMixed team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta+78 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 NurSultan+78 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place2018 Guangzhou+78 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Jerusalem+78 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place2019 Osaka+78 kg
Gold medal – first place2021 Tashkent+78 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Tokyo+78 kg
Gold medal – first place2026 Tashkent+78 kg
Silver medal – second place2016 Tokyo+78 kg
Silver medal – second place2017 Tokyo+78 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Osaka+78 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Paris+78 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Paris+78 kg
Bronze medal – third place2024 Astana+78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2018 Hohhot+78 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Zagreb+78 kg
Bronze medal – third place2017 Düsseldorf+78 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Zagreb+78 kg
World Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 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.[1] 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.[2] She is also a two-time world champion in her weight category. Sone's favorite techniques are Tai Otoshi and Ouchi Gari.[3][4]

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