is a retired Japanese
judoka
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Biography
Narazaki competed at the
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
, winning a bronze medal in the
half-lightweight division.
Narazaki returned to competitive judo in 1999, winning a gold medal at the
1999 World Championships. At 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 ...
, 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
Bunkyo University
is a private university located in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, with campuses in Saitama and Kanagawa Prefecture.
The kanji of the word "Bunkyo" mean education and learning. The university offers courses mainly in education and research of the c ...
in April, 2001.
See also
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List of judoka
This is a list of highly notable judoka (judo practitioners).
Founder
* Jigorō Kanō (Japan, 1860–1938) founded judo, and established the Kōdōkan in 1882. Judo was the first Japanese martial art to gain widespread international recogn ...
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List of Olympic medalists in judo
References
External links
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1972 births
Living people
Japanese female judoka
People from Yamato, Kanagawa
Martial artists 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 for 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
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