Saki Niizoe

Saki Niizoe (born 4 July 1996) is a Japanese retired In the same year, she won the gold medal in the mixed team event at the 2017 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She also won the gold medal in the mixed team event at the 2021 World Championships, also held in Budapest, Hungary.

She won the silver medal at the 2022 Paris Grand Slam in France. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 70kg event at the 2022 World Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. She won the gold medal in the women's 70kg event at the 2023 World Championships held in Doha, Qatar. She also represented Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics. After placing 7th at Olympics, she announced her retirement.