Mami Umeki

Mami Umeki (梅木 真美, Umeki Mami; born 6 December 1994) is a female Japanese judoka.

Mami Umeki

Personal information
Native name	梅木 真美
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1994-12-06) 6 December 1994 (age 30) Oita, Japan
Occupation	Judoka
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍78 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	R16 (2016)
World Champ.	(2015)
Asian Champ.	(2015, 2022)
Medal record Women's judo Representing  Japan World Championships 2015 Astana ‍–‍78 kg 2017 Budapest ‍–‍78 kg 2021 Budapest ‍–‍78 kg Asian Games 2014 Incheon Women's team 2014 Incheon ‍–‍78 kg Asian Championships 2015 Kuwait City ‍–‍78 kg 2022 Nur‑Sultan ‍–‍78 kg World Masters 2018 Guangzhou ‍–‍78 kg IJF Grand Slam 2017 Ekaterinburg ‍–‍78 kg 2019 Osaka ‍–‍78 kg 2021 Tashkent ‍–‍78 kg 2022 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍78 kg 2018 Osaka ‍–‍78 kg 2022 Paris ‍–‍78 kg 2023 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍78 kg 2025 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍78 kg 2016 Baku ‍–‍78 kg 2016 Tokyo ‍–‍78 kg 2019 Paris ‍–‍78 kg 2020 Paris ‍–‍78 kg 2022 Tokyo ‍–‍78 kg 2023 Tel Aviv ‍–‍78 kg 2023 Baku ‍–‍78 kg 2024 Tokyo ‍–‍78 kg 2025 Baku ‍–‍78 kg IJF Grand Prix 2017 Düsseldorf ‍–‍78 kg 2018 Budapest ‍–‍78 kg 2019 Zagreb ‍–‍78 kg 2014 Qingdao ‍–‍78 kg World Juniors Championships 2011 Cape Town ‍–‍78 kg Asian Junior Championships 2012 Taipei ‍–‍78 kg Summer Universiade 2013 Kazan ‍–‍78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	9383
JudoInside.com	72552
Updated on 29 July 2025

Umeki started judo at the age of 9.^[1] Her favorite techniques are Osoto Gari and Sankaku Jime.^[1]

Umeki won the gold medal in the ‍–‍78 kg weight class at the 2011 World Judo Juniors Championships in Cape Town.^[1]

In 2015, Umeki won the gold medal in the Half-heavyweight division (‍–‍78 kg) at the 2015 World Judo Championships, at the age of 20.^[2]

In 2021, Umeki won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tashkent held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.^[3]

Umeki won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris held in Paris, France.