is a retired
judo
is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponi ...
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Japan
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Mizoguchi claimed the silver medal in the Women's Half-Lightweight (– 52 kg) division at the
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
in
Barcelona, Spain
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. In the final she was defeated by Spain's
Almudena Muñoz
Almudena Muñoz Martínez (born 4 November 1968) is a former judoka competitor from Spain who won the gold medal in Judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 52 kg, women's 52 kg division at the Judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1992 Su ...
. She also competed at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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in
Atlanta, United States
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1971 births
Living people
Japanese female judoka
Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic judoka of Japan
Olympic silver medalists for Japan
People from Shizuoka (city)
Olympic medalists in judo
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
20th-century Japanese women
21st-century Japanese women
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