Rin Maeda
Japanese judoka (born 2005)
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Rin Maeda (前田凛, Maeda Rin; born 8 September 2005) is a Japanese judoka.
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| Born | 8 September 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| –70 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 86210 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 166544 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 11 October 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
In March 2025, Raeda competed at the 2025 Judo Grand Slam Tashkent and won her first career grand slam gold medal in the –63 kg category.[1] In July 2025, she represented Japan at the 2025 Summer World University Games and won a gold medal in the –70 kg category.[2]
In October 2026, she competed at the 2026 Asian Games and won a gold medal in the –70 kg category.[3] During the quarterfinals against Tang Jing of China, Maeda was bit and the referees declared a disqualification for Tang due to a foul just 1 minute and 12 seconds into the match.[4][5] A week later she competed at the 2026 World Judo Championships and helped Japan win a gold medal in the mixed team event.[6] This was Japan's eighth gold medal in the event at the World Judo Championships and first since 2024.[7]
