Yasuko Kudo

Yasuko Kudo (工藤 恭子, Kudō Yasuko, born 31 January 1969[4]) is a Japanese para table tennis player. She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.[5]

Yasuko Kudo
Kudo at the 2006 World Para Table Tennis Championships
Personal information
Born (1969-01-31) January 31, 1969
Kumamoto Prefecture,[1] Japan
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class10
Highest ranking3 (January 2001)[2]
Current ranking17 (January 2020)
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing  Japan[3]
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2000 SydneySingles C10
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2010 GwangjuSingles C10
Bronze medal – third place2002 TaipeiSingles C10
Bronze medal – third place2002 TaipeiTeams C10
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2009 AmmanTeams C6–10
Silver medal – second place2011 Hong KongTeams C6–10
Bronze medal – third place2005 Kuala LumpurSingles C9–10
Bronze medal – third place2007 SeoulSingles C10
Bronze medal – third place2009 AmmanSingles C10
Bronze medal – third place2013 BeijingSingles C10
FESPIC Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 TaipeiOpen singles standing
Silver medal – second place1999 TaipeiDoubles C6–10
Bronze medal – third place1999 TaipeiSingles C9–10
Bronze medal – third place2003 ShanghaiSingles C8–10

Her left hand was cut off at the wrist by an electric animal feed cutter, during an accident when she was five years old.[1]

References
  1. "工藤 恭子" (PDF). Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital (in Japanese). October 2004. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. "Kudo Yasuko Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  3. "Kudo Yasuko Profile". ITTF. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. "아시아선수권대회 국가별 참가선수명단". Daum (in Korean). 31 October 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  5. "Yasuko Kudo". Paralympic Games. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
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