Yuko Emoto

Japanese Olympic judoka From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yuko Emoto (恵本 裕子, Emoto Yūko, born 23 December 1972 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido[1]) is a Japanese judoka and Olympic champion. She won the gold medal in the half middleweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[2]

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Yuko Emoto
Personal information
Born (1972-12-23) 23 December 1972 (age 52)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍61 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (1996)
World Champ.R64 (1995)
Asian Champ. (1994)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta 61 kg
Asian Games
1994 Hiroshima 61 kg
Asian Championships
1993 Macau 61 kg
1995 New Delhi 61 kg
East Asian Games
1997 Busan 61 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF53323
JudoInside.com2857
Updated on 4 June 2023
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Emoto received a silver medal at the 1994 Asian Games.

Emoto is married to South Korean judoka Kim Hyuk.[3]

In 2016, Emoto provided input to a manga series written by Makoto Kobayashi titled JJM: Joshi Judou-bu Monogatari.[4]

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