Nami Teshima
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's Judo | ||
Representing  Japan | ||
| Asian Games | ||
 | 1998 Bangkok | -63 kg |
Nami Teshima (手島 奈美, Teshima Nami, born Nami Kimoto (木本 奈美, Kimoto Nami) on 31 March 1974) is a retired female Japanese judo wrestler.
Teshima was born in Hōfu, Yamaguchi, and began judo from 4th grade in elementary school.[1] She entered the Sumitomo Marine & Fire Insurance after graduating from high school in 1993.[1] She excelled at Osotogari, and also coached former world champion Gella Vandecaveye.[1]
In 1997, Teshima participated in the World Judo Championships in Paris but was defeated by Cho Min-Sun in the first round.[2] In 1998, she also participated in the Asian Games in Bangkok and won a silver medal. After then, she was regarded as one of the candidates of representative at Olympic Games in 2000 but was unable due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury. She retired in 2001, after the All-Japan Businessman Championships.
As of 2010, Teshima coaches judo at the Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group judo club, which she formerly belonged to.[3]
Achievements
[edit]- 1994 - Fukuoka International Women's Championships (-63 kg) 3rd
- - All-Japan Women's Weight Class Championships (-66 kg) 1st
- - All-Japan Businessgroup Championships (-66 kg) 1st
- 1996 - Fukuoka International Women's Championships (-63 kg) 3rd
- - All-Japan Women's Weight Class Championships (-66 kg) 1st
- - All-Japan Businessgroup Championships (-66 kg) 1st
- 1997 - World Championships (-66 kg) loss
- - Fukuoka International Women's Championships (-63 kg) 1st
- - All-Japan Selected Championships (-66 kg) 1st
- 1998 - Tournoi Super World Cup Paris (-63 kg) 1st
- 1999 - Fukuoka International Women's Championships (-63 kg) 1st
- - Fukuoka International Women's Championships[4] (-63 kg) 1st
- - All-Japan Selected Championships (-63 kg) 3rd
- - All-Japan Businessgroup Championships (-63 kg) 3rd
- 2000 - Fukuoka International Women's Championships (-63 kg) 2nd
- - Tournoi Super World Cup Paris (-63 kg) 2nd
- - All-Japan Selected Championships (-63 kg) 2nd
- - All-Japan Women's Weight Class Championships (-63 kg) 1st
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "近代柔道 2006年3月号 入門！一流の技術 -第24回 手島奈美4段の「大外刈り」-". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 2004-03-20.
- ^ "近代柔道2006年2月号 入門！一流の技術 -第24回 手島奈美4段の「内股」-". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 2004-02-20.
- ^ "三井住友海上女子柔道部 -選手・監督のプロフィール紹介-". Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group. Archived from the original on 2010-01-23.
- ^ In 1999, Fukuoka International Women's Championships was held 2 times, January and December.