is a Japanese-born American judoka. Matsumoto competed for the United States in the women's 48 kg judo event at the 2008 Summer Olympics.USA Judo Announces 2008 U.S. Olympic Team
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. Retrieved on 2008-08-11. Matsumoto, who was raised in California, is coached by her father, David Matsumoto. She began

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at the age of 5. Matsumoto won the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials, but did not compete in the Olympics that year because the U.S. failed to earn a spot in her weight class. Matsumoto again won the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2008 and competed in the Olympic Games. At the 2008 Summer Olympics she fought against

Ryoko Tani is a retired Japanese female judoka and a politician. Competing in the extra-lightweight (48 kg) class, she won a record seven world titles and five Olympic medals including two golds at Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004. After her retirement ...

(JPN) and Wu Shugen (CHN), but lost both matches.

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Matsumoto, Sayaka 1982 births Living people American female judoka Judoka at the 2003 Pan American Games Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka of the United States Sportspeople from Saitama Prefecture Japanese emigrants to the United States American sportspeople of Japanese descent Pan American Games competitors for the United States 21st-century American women