Ayumi Uekusa
Japanese karateka (1992-)
植草 歩 · 植草步 · 植草歩
- Born
- 25 July 1992, Yachimata
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Sport
- karate
- Occupation
- karateka
- Height
- 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
- Weight
- 68 kg (150 lb)
Ayumi Uekusa (植草 歩, Uekusa Ayumi; born July 25, 1992) is a Japanese karateka. Competing in the +68 kg kumite division she won gold medals at the World Karate Federation's 2016 World Championships, 2017 and 2022 Asian Championships, and at the 2018 Asian Games. She has also won several bronze and silver medals at the World Championships, Asian Championships, and Asian Games.
She won a gold medal at the 2023 Karate 1-Premier League Cairo in January, and after taking gold in the 2023 Karate 1-Premier League Dublin that September, she was awarded the title of "Grand Winner" in her weight division for the year — her fourth such award after 2017, 2018, and 2020.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics – women's +61 kg | 2020 | 7th place |
External links
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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