About Hifumi Abe

Hifumi Abe (阿部 一二三, Abe Hifumi, born 9 August 1997) is a Japanese judoka.

Abe rose to prominence after becoming Youth Olympic champion in 2014. He won the Tokyo Grand Slam later that year, at just 17-years-old, beating then-World Champion Masashi Ebinuma. He was the silver medalist at the junior World Championships in Fort Lauderdale.

Abe is the current national half-lightweight champion at the All-Japan Judo Championships and won the gold medal in the 66 kg competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as well as the 2024 Paris Olympics.