Ai Tsunoda

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Ai Tsunoda
Personal information
Full nameAi Tsunoda Roustant
Born (2002-04-19) 19 April 2002 (age 23)
Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountrySpain
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍70 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games5th (2024)
World Champ.5th (2025)
European Champ.Bronze (2024)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Spain
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2024 Zagreb‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place2023 Paris‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Paris‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 Tbilisi‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place2023 Baku‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Tokyo‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Antalya‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Tokyo‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2024 Antalya‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2025 Tokyo‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tel Aviv‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Almada‍–‍70 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Olbia‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Guayaquil‍–‍70 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Prague‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Vantaa‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2020 Poreč‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Luxembourg‍–‍70 kg
World Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Almaty‍–‍70 kg
European Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Warsaw‍–‍70 kg
Profile at external databases
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Updated on 11 December 2025

Ai Tsunoda Roustant (born 19 April 2002) is a Spanish judoka.[1] She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Early life

She was born in the Catalan city of Lleida, Spain, to Japanese father, Go Tsunoda, and a French mother, Céline Roustant, who both practised judoka. She studies at Tokai University.[2][3]

Career

Junior career: Double World Champion

She was a bronze medalist at 2020 Judo Grand Prix Tel Aviv in January 2020. She won both the 2021 and 2022 World Judo Juniors Championships in the 70kg category.[4][5]

2023

Stepping into the senior ranks, she was on the podium numerous times in 2023. She won the 70kg category at 2023 Judo Grand Slam Paris in February 2023.[6][7] She was a bronze medalist at 2023 Judo Grand Slam Antalya in April 2023.[8] She was a silver medalist at 2023 Judo Grand Slam Baku in September 2023.[9] She was a bronze medalist at the 2023 Judo Grand Slam Tokyo in December 2023.[10]

2024

She was a bronze medalist at 2024 Judo Grand Slam Antalya in March 2024.[11][12] She was a bronze medalist at the 2024 European Judo Championships in Zagreb in May 2024 in the Women's 70 kg.[13] She was selected for the 2024 Summer Olympics in the Women's 70 kg.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Ai Tsunoda Roustant". Eurosport. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  2. ↑ Minguez, Jesus (3 May 2003). "The path of Ai Tsunoda". as.com. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  3. ↑ Crowley, Jo (2 August 2022). "Ai Tsunoda Roustant, "Really Happy, Really Tired, Really Alive."". ijf.org. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Ai Tsunoda". Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "AI TSUNODA MEETS THE EXPECTATIONS AND IS DOUBLE JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPION". Judo Inside. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "JUDO TOP MOMENTS - TEDDY RINER CRUSHES COMPETITION IN PARIS, AI TSUNODA CONTINUES TO SHINE". Eurosport. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "LE VOYAGE TO PARIS 2024: AI TSUNODA (ESP)". eju.net. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  8. ↑ Messner, Nicolas (1 April 2023). "-70kg: Never Ever Forget Japan!". ijf.org. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "ELISAVET TELTSIDOU WINS GOLD AGAIN AND BECOMES THE ACE FOR GREECE". Judo Inside. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  10. ↑ MacLennan, Callum (2 December 2023). "70kg: Van Dijke Powers to 6th Grand Slam Gold". ijf.org. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "ANTALYA OFFERS UP NEW TALENT ON THE PODIUM". eju.net. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  12. ↑ Crowley, Jo (30 March 2024). "70kg: Polleres Looked a Cut Above the Rest in Antalya". ijf.org. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  13. ↑ Khalatyan, Rafael (28 April 2024). "Judo European Championships 2024 round-up: Heydarov hat-trick in Zagreb".
  14. ↑ "Bekauri Poised for Olympic Judo Title Defense on Day 5 of 2024 Paris Olympics". blackbeltmagazine. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.