Wakaba Suzuki
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's Judo | ||
Representing  Japan
| ||
| World Championships | ||
 |
1993 Hamilton | -52 kg |
| Asian Championships | ||
 |
1988 Damascus | -48 kg |
Wakaba Suzuki (鈴木 若葉, Suzuki Wakaba, born 13 June 1970) is a retired Japanese judoka.
Suzuki was born in Fujimi, Saitama, and began judo in earnest at the age of a 5th grader.[1] She entered the Saitama University after graduating from high-school.[1]
She was counted as a top in Japan by the proud skill, Seoinage and Newaza.[2] In 1993, she participated World Championships held in Hamilton, Ontario but defeated by Almudena Muñoz at semi-final and won a bronze medal. She was also expected to get medal of Olympic Games in 1996 but retired in 1995 due to Overtraining.[1]
As of 2010, Suzuki coaches judo at Shukutoku University and among her students is former Asian champion Sae Nakazawa.[3]
Achievements[edit]
- 1985 - All-Japan Selected Championships (-48 kg) 3rd
- 1986 - Fukuoka International Women's Championships (-48 kg) 3rd
- - All-Japan Selected Championships (-48 kg) 2nd
- 1987 - Fukuoka International Women's Championships (-48 kg) 2nd
- - Pacific Rim Championships (-48 kg) 1st
- - All-Japan Selected Championships (-48 kg) 2nd
- 1988 - All-Japan High School Championships (-48 kg) 1st
- 1989 - Fukuoka International Women's Championships (-48 kg) 3rd
- - All-Japan Selected Championships (-48 kg) 3rd
- - All-Japan University Championships (-48 kg) 2nd
- 1990 - All-Japan Selected Championships (-48 kg) 3rd
- 1991 - All-Japan University Championships (-52 kg) 3rd
- 1992 - All-Japan University Championships (-52 kg) 2nd
- 1993 - World Championships (-52 kg) 3rd
- - All-Japan Selected Championships (-48 kg) 1st
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "柔道技バイブル 歴戦の柔道家が明かすワザの極意 -鈴木若葉4段の「背負い投げ」-". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 20 August 2007.ISBN 978-4583100470
- ^ "柔道実戦必勝テクニック -鈴木若葉4段の「横四方固め」-". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 10 August 2008.ISBN 978-4583615509
- ^ 北京五輪<ともに追う夢>2 柔道・中沢さえ、鈴木若葉監督 (in Japanese). Chunichi Shimbun. 26 June 2008.
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