Yuko Emoto Judoka
Yuko Emoto
Yuko Emoto
Country: Japan | Born: 23 December 1972 (51 years)
Japanese judoka Yuko Emoto was 1996 Olympic Champion in Atlanta U61kg. Emoto fought off Belgium's former world champion Gella Vandecaveye and snatched the half middleweight women's gold with a slow-motion ippon, bringing home the first Olympic judo title of the 1996 Games to Japan.
Judo results
Date Result Judo event Type Cat.   
23 Nov 1997 2 South Asian Games Busan SAG U61
23 Feb 1997 5 World Masters Munich WCup U61
23 Jul 1996 1 Olympic Games Atlanta OG U61
11 Feb 1996 5 Tournoi de Paris WCup U61
4 Feb 1996 1 A-tournament Sofia 'Liberation' WCup U61
21 Nov 1995 3 Asian Championships New Delhi ACh U61
2 Apr 1995 3 Dutch Open 's-Hertogenbosch IT U61
11 Feb 1995 5 Tournoi de Paris WCup U61
15 Oct 1994 2 Asian Games Hiroshima AG U61
9 Apr 1994 3 British Open Birmingham IT U61
14 Nov 1993 3 Asian Championships Macau ACh U61
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