Ai Tsunoda

Ai Tsunoda
Personal information
Full nameAi Tsunoda Roustant
Born (2002-04-19) 19 April 2002
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountrySpain
SportJudo
‍–‍70 kg
Achievements and titles
5th (2024)
5th (2025)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (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
Bronze medal – third place2026 Paris‍–‍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 9 February 2026

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.