Noriko Anno

Noriko Anno (阿武 教子, born 23 May 1976, in Fukue, Yamaguchi[1]) is a Japanese judoka who won the gold medal in the women's ‍–‍78 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She has won gold in the World Championships at ‍–‍78 kg four times.

Noriko Anno
Personal information
Born (1976-05-23) 23 May 1976
Fukue, Yamaguchi, Japan
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class–72 kg, +72 kg, –78 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Gold (1997, 1999, 2001,
Gold( 2003)
Asian Champ.Gold (1994)
Olympic GamesGold (2004)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens ‍–‍78 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Paris ‍–‍72 kg
Gold medal – first place 1999 Birmingham ‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2001 Munich ‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2003 Osaka ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 1993 Hamilton +72 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima Open
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 1992 Buenos Aires +72 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1995 Fukuoka Open
Profile at external databases
IJF53036
JudoInside.com2852
Updated on 31 May 2023.

She married judoka Ryuji Sonoda in 2010.[2]

References
  1. "アテネ五輪特集 選手名鑑-柔道-". Sankei Sports. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
  2. "柔道の園田と阿武が結婚／金メダリスト同士". Shikoku News (in Japanese). 5 January 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2019.


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