Akari Ogata

Akari Ogata (緒方 亜香里, Ogata Akari, born 24 September 1990) is a Japanese judoka.

Akari Ogata

Personal information
Born	(1990-09-24) 24 September 1990
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–78 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	(2011)
Asian Champ.	(2010)
Olympic Games	R16 (2012)
Medal record Women's judo Representing  Japan World Championships 2011 Paris –78 kg 2010 Tokyo –78 kg Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou –78 kg World Masters 2011 Baku –78 kg 2012 Almaty –78 kg IJF Grand Slam 2009 Tokyo –78 kg 2010 Paris –78 kg 2011 Moscow –78 kg 2011 Tokyo –78 kg 2010 Rio de Janeiro –78 kg 2012 Tokyo –78 kg 2013 Paris –78 kg 2015 Baku –78 kg 2010 Tokyo –78 kg 2012 Paris –78 kg 2015 Paris –78 kg IJF Grand Prix 2010 Rotterdam –78 kg 2015 Ulaanbaatar –78 kg World Juniors Championships 2009 Paris –78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	1352
JudoInside.com	49293
Updated on 7 November 2022.

She started taking part in karate at the age of 7 and she became national junior karate champion when she was 10, but at age 13, she quit karate and started to practise judo.[1]

She won the bronze medal in the half-heavyweight (78 kg) division at the 2010 World Judo Championships, and silver a year later.[2] She has also won silver at the Asian Games. She had previously won the junior world title in that weight division.[2]

Her favorite techniques are uchimata, ōuchi gari and sankaku-jime.

She currently competes in the Japanese MMA league Shooto, and works as a Judo therapist.