Youngest winner of an International Judo Federation (IJF) World Tour event
- Who
- Uta Abe
- What
- 16:225 year(s):day(s)
- Where
- Germany (Düsseldorf)
- When
- 24 February 2017
Uta Abe (Japan, b. 14 July 2000) won the women’s -52 kg category at the IJF Düsseldorf Grand Prix in Düsseldorf, Germany, aged 16 years 225 days on 24 February 2017. Abe defeated France’s Amandine Buchard with a low uchi-mata for a waza-ari.
Uta Abe is the younger sister of Hifumi Abe, who won the men’s 66 kg category at the 2017 World Championships aged 20.