Noriko Narazaki

Noriko Narazaki
Personal information
Born	27 September 1972 (age 52)
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–52 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(2000)
World Champ.	(1999)
Asian Champ.	(1994)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Japan
Olympic Games
World Championships
Asian Games
World Juniors Championships
Profile at external databases
IJF	53103
JudoInside.com	7806
	Updated on 1 June 2023

Noriko Narazaki (楢崎教子, Narazaki Noriko, née Sugawara Sugawara (菅原); born on 27 September 1972 in Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan) is a retired Japanese judoka.

Biography

Narazaki competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the half-lightweight division.^[1]

Narazaki returned to competitive judo in 1999, winning a gold medal at the 1999 World Championships.^{[citation needed]} At the 2000 Summer Olympics, she became the first married Japanese judoka to compete in the Olympics,^{[citation needed]} finishing with a silver medal.^[1] She retired after the 2000 Summer Olympics and began teaching at Bunkyo University in April, 2001.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Noriko Narazaki". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.