Mayumi Someya

Mayumi Someya
Personal information
Born (1993-05-30) 30 May 1993 (age 31)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportKarate
Events
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Madrid Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Bremen Kumite 61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Bremen Team kumite
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Amman Team kumite
Silver medal – second place 2015 Yokohama Kumite 61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Tashkent Kumite 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Tashkent Team kumite

Mayumi Someya (染谷 真有美, Someya Mayumi, born 30 May 1993) is a Japanese karateka. At the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain, she won the silver medal in the women's team kumite event.[1] She represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the women's 61 kg event.[2][3]

Personal life

She is the younger sister of Kayo Someya, also a karateka and a colleague of Japan's national karate team.[4]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2012 Asian Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 3rd Kumite 68 kg
3rd Team kumite
2014 World Championships Bremen, Germany 3rd Kumite 61 kg
3rd Team kumite
2015 Asian Championships Yokohama, Japan 2nd Kumite 61 kg
2018 Asian Championships Amman, Jordan 1st Team kumite
World Championships Madrid, Spain 2nd Team kumite

References

  1. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2018 World Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. ^ "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". WKF.net. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  3. ^ Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2020). "World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Hopes high for karate's inclusion for 2020 Tokyo Olympics". Goerie.com. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2021.


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