Kaori Matsumoto
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Medal record | ||
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Representing Japan | ||
Women's Judo | ||
World Championships | ||
Gold | 2010 Tokyo | -57 kg |
Bronze | 2011 Paris | -57 kg |
Asian Games | ||
Gold | 2010 Guangzhou | -57 kg |
Asian Championships | ||
Gold | 2008 Jeju | -57 kg |
Olympic Games | ||
Gold | 2012 London | -57 kg |
- In this Japanese name, the family name is Matsumoto.
She was born in Kanazawa, Ishikawa.
Career
Matsumoto won the gold medal in the lightweight (57 kg) division at the 2010 World Judo Championships.
She won gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's 57 kg category.[2]
Related pages
References
- ↑ SportsReference.com (SR/Olympics), "Kaori Matsumoto" Archived 2012-12-15 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-30.
- ↑ "Olympic judo: Japan's Kaori Matsumoto takes -57kg judo gold," BBC (UK). 30 July 2012; retrieved 2012-7-30.