How to Use judoka in a Sentence

judoka

noun
  • Jack is the eighth judoka from the club to make an Olympic team.
    — Adam Kilgore, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
  • The French judoka has won three Olympic gold medals and is after another on home soil.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Footage showed the judoka, dressed in blue, immediately grabbing his arm with his other hand and curling up while on the ground.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 31 July 2024
  • French judoka Amandine Buchard is about to compete in the semi-finals.
    — Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Rousey is a former judoka and mixed martial artist who became a professional wrestler and actress.
    — Abc News, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Rousey was an Olympic judoka with a few professional fights and a name nobody really knew yet.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Riner, a French judoka, is a three-time Olympic gold medalist and eleven-time world champion gold medalist.
    — Mark Puleo, The Athletic, 26 July 2024
  • These were enormous obstacles to being just a decent judoka, let alone a world-class competitor.
    — Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2024
  • The judoka blamed her frequent contact with a 7-month-old baby that suffers from asthma for the doping result.
    — Mauricio Savarese, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2019
  • Carano tried to defend herself but left her arm exposed, allowing the judoka to apply her defining move.
    — Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
  • Gill's mantle as Canada's most successful judoka could already be under threat.
    — Henry Young, CNN, 24 May 2018
  • Alongside her father, Dicko sat transfixed as the half-heavyweight judoka fought valiantly to capture bronze for France.
    — Henry Young, CNN, 7 June 2018
  • Aaron Fara Aaron Fara is a globally renowned judoka hailing from Austria.
    — Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
  • Two Georgian judoka medalists were among those expelled, organizers confirmed.
    — Rachel Axon, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2021
  • Shohei Ono is the most dominant judoka in the world, a two-time Olympic champion in the lightweight (161 pounds) division.
    — Gary Klein Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2021
  • However, the form originates in Brazil and began as a variation of Japanese judoka.
    — Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 13 Sep. 2024
  • The Russian president is a keen judoka and attended the sport at the 2012 London Olympics.
    — Rob Harris, ajc, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Kosei Inoue is a judoka who has followed up a formidable career by becoming coach of the Japanese national team.
    — CNN, 2 Oct. 2017
  • Abe's uncle, Tadahiro Nomura, is the only judoka in history to win three consecutive Olympic gold medals.
    — Henry Young, CNN, 27 Apr. 2018
  • As the tournament progresses, Japan also will feature Shohei Ono, a 2016 Olympic gold medalist regarded as perhaps the best pound-for-pound judoka in the sport.
    — Gary Klein Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2021
  • The high school student in rural Akita prefecture was mesmerized as the Ethiopian marathoner persevered, the Dutch judoka ended his match with humble grace and the Japanese women’s volleyball team dived to secure an improbable victory.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2021

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