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ka. She started Judo at the age of 14. She won

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2 times（1997–1998. She has also won silver and bronze medals at the 1997 and 1999 World Judo Championships. However, she was defeated at the Olympic trials so she could not participate in the 2000 Olympics.

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JudoInside.com ''Miho Ninomiya''
1975 births Living people Japanese female judoka Asian Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan {{Japan-judo-bio-stub Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women