is a retired Japanese

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Narazaki competed at the

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, winning a bronze medal in the half-lightweight division. Narazaki returned to competitive judo in 1999, winning a gold medal at the

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. At the

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, she became the first married Japanese judoka to compete in the Olympics, finishing with a silver medal. She retired after the 2000 Summer Olympics and began teaching at

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in April, 2001.

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* * * 1972 births Living people Japanese female judoka People from Yamato, Kanagawa Sportspeople from Kanagawa Prefecture Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Japan Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Olympic judoka of Japan University of Tsukuba alumni Olympic medalists in judo Asian Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-judo-bio-stub

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