Kaori Yamaguchi Biography
Kaori Yamaguchi (山口香, Yamaguchi Kaori, born 28 December 1964) is a *anese university professor and retired judoka.
Yamaguchi won the All-*an Judo Championships 10 consecutive times from 1978 to 1987 (twice in the –50:kg division, seven times in the –52:kg division) and won her first medal at the 1980 World Judo Championships. Yamaguchi went on to win 4 silver medals and one gold medal at the World Judo Championships. Yamaguchi also won a bronze medal in the –52:kg division at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where women's judo was held as a demonstration sport. She retired from compe*ive judo in 1989 when she graduated from the University of Tsukuba. She worked as an instructor for the University of Tsukuba and Musashi University since retiring. Yamaguchi is currently *ociate professor of Tsukuba.
Yamaguchi is the model for the protagonist in Naoki Urasawa's judo manga, Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl, and makes a cameo appearance in the film version of the manga as well.
See also
- List of judoka
- List of Olympic medalists in judo
References
External links
- Kaori Yamaguchi at the International Judo Federation
- Kaori Yamaguchi at JudoInside.com
- Kaori Yamaguchi at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Kaori Yamaguchi at Olympics.com
- Kaori Yamaguchi at Olympedia
- Kaori Yamaguchi at The-Sports.org