Watanabe, Kiyomi
Sport:
Judo
Birthdate:
August 25, 1996
Hometown:
Watanabe, Kiyomi
Judo
Born,
August 25, 1996
Kiyomi Watanabe is a Filipino-Japanese judoka, born on August 25, 1996 in Cebu City, moved to Japan with her family at around age eight. She later studied sports science at Waseda University. She earned her Paris ticket via qualification through the continental quota. Though her campaign had an early early exit from the Paris Olympics as she bowed to China’s Tang Jing in the round of 32 of the women’s -63kg division.
She became the very first Filipina Olympian in Judo after being qualified to represent the country in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Prior to her Olympic debut, she is also a three-time gold medalist for the women’s -63kg division in the 2013, 2017 and 2019 Southeast Asian Games that took place in Myanmar, Kuala Lumpur and Manila respectively.
Among her accomplishments, she bagged a bronze medal when she first competed for the 2011 SEA Games in Jakarta; a silver medal in the 2018 Asian Games; a gold medal in the Asian Open Women’s Judo Championship in Taipei; a silver medal in the European Open Women’s Judo Championship in Austria; and a bronze medal in the Paris Grand Slam, which is part of the International Judo Federation World Tour Grand Prix series organized by the IJF. In 2021, Watanabe was also ranked 41st in the world for her weight class ranking with 1,506 points.
She became the very first Filipina Olympian in Judo after being qualified to represent the country in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Prior to her Olympic debut, she is also a three-time gold medalist for the women’s -63kg division in the 2013, 2017 and 2019 Southeast Asian Games that took place in Myanmar, Kuala Lumpur and Manila respectively.
Among her accomplishments, she bagged a bronze medal when she first competed for the 2011 SEA Games in Jakarta; a silver medal in the 2018 Asian Games; a gold medal in the Asian Open Women’s Judo Championship in Taipei; a silver medal in the European Open Women’s Judo Championship in Austria; and a bronze medal in the Paris Grand Slam, which is part of the International Judo Federation World Tour Grand Prix series organized by the IJF. In 2021, Watanabe was also ranked 41st in the world for her weight class ranking with 1,506 points.
GAMES
2020 Summer Olympics, Tokyo
2024 Summer Olympics, Paris
2024 Summer Olympics, Paris
Kiyomi Watanabe is a Filipino-Japanese judoka, born on August 25, 1996 in Cebu City, moved to Japan with her family at around age eight. She later studied sports science at Waseda University. She earned her Paris ticket via qualification through the continental quota. Though her campaign had an early early exit from the Paris Olympics as she bowed to China’s Tang Jing in the round of 32 of the women’s -63kg division.
She became the very first Filipina Olympian in Judo after being qualified to represent the country in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Prior to her Olympic debut, she is also a three-time gold medalist for the women’s -63kg division in the 2013, 2017 and 2019 Southeast Asian Games that took place in Myanmar, Kuala Lumpur and Manila respectively.
Among her accomplishments, she bagged a bronze medal when she first competed for the 2011 SEA Games in Jakarta; a silver medal in the 2018 Asian Games; a gold medal in the Asian Open Women’s Judo Championship in Taipei; a silver medal in the European Open Women’s Judo Championship in Austria; and a bronze medal in the Paris Grand Slam, which is part of the International Judo Federation World Tour Grand Prix series organized by the IJF. In 2021, Watanabe was also ranked 41st in the world for her weight class ranking with 1,506 points.
She became the very first Filipina Olympian in Judo after being qualified to represent the country in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Prior to her Olympic debut, she is also a three-time gold medalist for the women’s -63kg division in the 2013, 2017 and 2019 Southeast Asian Games that took place in Myanmar, Kuala Lumpur and Manila respectively.
Among her accomplishments, she bagged a bronze medal when she first competed for the 2011 SEA Games in Jakarta; a silver medal in the 2018 Asian Games; a gold medal in the Asian Open Women’s Judo Championship in Taipei; a silver medal in the European Open Women’s Judo Championship in Austria; and a bronze medal in the Paris Grand Slam, which is part of the International Judo Federation World Tour Grand Prix series organized by the IJF. In 2021, Watanabe was also ranked 41st in the world for her weight class ranking with 1,506 points.
GAMES
2020 Summer Olympics, Tokyo
2024 Summer Olympics, Paris
2024 Summer Olympics, Paris