Yuko Emoto

Yuko Emoto
Personal information
Born (1972-12-23) 23 December 1972 (age 52)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍61 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (1996)
World Champ.R64 (1995)
Asian Champ.Silver (1994)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta ‍–‍61 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1994 Hiroshima ‍–‍61 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Macau ‍–‍61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1995 New Delhi ‍–‍61 kg
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1997 Busan ‍–‍61 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF53323
JudoInside.com2857
Updated on 4 June 2023

Yuko Emoto (恵本 裕子, Emoto Yūko, born 23 December 1972 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido[1]) is a Japanese judoka and Olympic champion. She won the gold medal in the half middleweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[2]

Emoto received a silver medal at the 1994 Asian Games.

Emoto is married to South Korean judoka Kim Hyuk.[3]

In 2016, Emoto provided input to a manga series written by Makoto Kobayashi titled JJM: Joshi Judou-bu Monogatari.[4]

References

  1. ^ "恵本裕子｜柔道オリンピック動画集".
  2. ^ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Judo" Archived 7 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 19 June 2008)
  3. ^ "＜アトランタ・金＞柔道　恵本裕子". Zakzak (in Japanese). 16 September 2001. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  4. ^ 柔道部物語：女の子主役に25年ぶり“復活” モデルはアトランタ五輪金メダリスト. Mantan Web (in Japanese). 9 August 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2023.


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