Hikari Yamada
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese judo
ka.
She was born in Numazu, Shizuoka
, and started judo at the age of 15.
At the 1988 Seoul Olympics she won the gold medal in the Women's Middleweight (– 66 kg) category(Women's Judo as a demonstration sport).
She has also won silver and bronze medals at the 1987 and 1989 World Judo Championships.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
ka.
She was born in Numazu, Shizuoka
Numazu, Shizuoka
is a city located in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2009, the city has an estimated population of 205,636 and a population density of 1,100 persons per km². The total area was 187.11 km².- Geography:...
, and started judo at the age of 15.
At the 1988 Seoul Olympics she won the gold medal in the Women's Middleweight (– 66 kg) category(Women's Judo as a demonstration sport).
She has also won silver and bronze medals at the 1987 and 1989 World Judo Championships.