Yuki Yokosawa
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox judoka
Template:Nihongo is a female judoka in Japan. She was born in Maebashi, Gunma.
Early life
She started judo when she was an elementary school student, influenced by her brother and father.
Prizes
She has won many prizes at Judo events all over the world.
- Women's Template:Nbnd52 kg category
- 2003 World Championships (in Osaka, Japan) — bronze medal
- 2004 Summer Olympics (in Athens, Greece) — silver medal<ref>Template:Cite Sports-Reference</ref>
- 2004 Fukuoka International Women's Judo Championships (in Fukuoka, Japan) — 1st place
Post Competition
Yokosawa retired from competition in 2008 and emigrated to Canada in 2011.<ref>https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-sports/judo-globetrotters-gearing-up-for-nationals-3736184 "Judo globetrotters gearing up for nationals", Ted Clarke, Prince George Citizen News, April 9, 2019</ref> As of 2023 Yokosawa was an instructor at the Steveston Judo Club in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.<ref>https://www.whitehorsestar.com/Sports/judo-yukon-hosts-fourth-degree-black-belt-instructors "Judo Yukon hosts fourth degree black belt instructors", Morris Prokop, Whitehorse Daily Star, January 20, 2023</ref>
References
External links
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- 1980 births
- Living people
- Japanese female judoka
- Olympic judoka for Japan
- Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Japan
- Sportspeople from Maebashi
- Olympic medalists in judo
- Asian Games bronze medalists in judo
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2002 Asian Games
- Judoka at the 2006 Asian Games
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- 21st-century Japanese sportswomen