Sayaka Matsumoto

Sayaka Matsumoto (サヤカ・松本, born December 5, 1982) is a Japanese-born American judoka. Matsumoto competed for the United States in the women's 48 kg judo event at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[3][4]

Sayaka Matsumoto

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1982-12-05) December 5, 1982[1] Ōmiya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan[1]
Home town	El Cerrito, California[1]
Alma mater	UC Berkeley[1]
Occupation	Judo Instructor, Marketing & Operations Assistant[2]
Height	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–48 kg
Rank	5th dan black belt[2]
Club	East Bay Judo Institute[2]
Coached by	David Matsumoto[1]
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	R16 (2005)
Pan American Champ.	(2003)
Olympic Games	13th (2008)
Medal record Women's judo Representing  United States Pan American Championships 2003 Salvador –48 kg 2000 Orlando –48 kg 2005 Caguas (PUR) –48 kg 2006 Buenos Aires –48 kg World Juniors Championships 2000 Nabeul –48 kg Pan American Junior Championships 2001 Acapulco –48 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	9231
JudoInside.com	11402
Updated on 23 February 2022.

Matsumoto, who was raised in California, is coached by her father, David Matsumoto. She began judo at the age of 5. Matsumoto won the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials, but did not compete in the Olympics that year because the U.S. failed to earn a spot in her weight class. Matsumoto again won the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2008 and competed in the Olympic Games.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics she fought against Ryoko Tani (JPN) and Wu Shugen (CHN), but lost both matches.