Keiko Teshima
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is a Japanese retired
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. Teshima was born in Takasago, Hyogo, and began judo at the age of 12. She entered Miki House after graduating from
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. She was good at Seoinage and
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. In 1998, Teshima won a gold medal the
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. In 1999, she won a gold medal at the World Judo Championships and the Ippon Trophy. Teshima also participated in the
2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
but was defeated by Celita Schutz from
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* * * Japanese female judoka Olympic judoka for Japan 1980 births People from Takasago, Hyōgo Living people Sportspeople from Hyōgo Prefecture Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics 20th-century Japanese sportswomen 21st-century Japanese sportswomen {{Japan-judo-bio-stub