Funa Tonaki (渡名喜 風南 Tonaki Fūna, born 1 August 1995) is a Japanese retired[1] judoka.[2][3] She won a silver medal in Women's Judo 48 kg, at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[4][5]

Funa Tonaki
Personal information
Native name渡名喜 風南
NationalityJapanese
Born (1995-08-01) 1 August 1995 (age 28)
Sagamihara, Japan
OccupationJudoka
Height148 cm (4 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country Japan
SportJudo
Weight class–48 kg
Rank     3rd dan black belt
ClubPark24
Retired31 January 2024[1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesSilver (2020)
World Champ.Gold (2017)
Asian Champ.Bronze (2016)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo ‍–‍48 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Budapest ‍–‍48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Baku ‍–‍48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Tokyo ‍–‍48 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Tashkent ‍–‍48 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place 2017 Saint Petersburg ‍–‍48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Doha ‍–‍48 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tyumen ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Osaka ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Düsseldorf ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Osaka ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Kazan ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest ‍–‍48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Düsseldorf ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Tokyo ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Tokyo ‍–‍48 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2015 Qingdao ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Düsseldorf ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest ‍–‍48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Budapest ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Zagreb ‍–‍48 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍48 kg
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Hainan ‍–‍48 kg
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Gwangju ‍–‍48 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF17762
JudoInside.com2167
Updated on 23 May 2023.

Career edit

In 2015, she won the gold medal at the World Junior Championships in Abu Dhabi.[6] She won the gold medal at the 2017 World Judo Championships in Budapest by defeating top seed Galbadrakhyn Otgontsetseg in the semi-final and former world champion Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg in the final.[7]

In 2021, she won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar[8][9]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Tonaki Funa announces retirement from active duty". eJudo (in Japanese). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Funa Tonaki". judoinside.com. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ^ IJF profile
  4. ^ "2020 Summer Olympics — Judo - Women 48 kg Schedule". 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Judo TONAKI Funa". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  6. ^ "World U21 Championships Abu Dhabi". judoinside.com. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Funa Tonaki surprises with gold medal against Munkhbat". judoinside.com. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  8. ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  9. ^ Gillen, Nancy (11 January 2021). "Olympic silver medallist An wins under-66kg contest at IJF World Judo Masters". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.

External links edit

  Media related to Funa Tonaki at Wikimedia Commons