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Yuko Emoto

1972 - Today

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Yuko Emoto (恵本 裕子, Emoto Yūko; born 23 December 1972 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido) is a Japanese judoka and Olympic champion. She won the gold medal in the half middleweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Emoto received a silver medal at the 1994 Asian Games. Emoto is married to South Korean judoka Kim Hyuk. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Yuko Emoto is the 912th most popular wrestler (down from 773rd in 2024), the 3,886th most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,995th in 2019) and the 65th most popular Japanese Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Yuko Emoto ranks 912 out of 1,027. Before her are Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu, Matthias Casse, David Taylor, Alexis Rodríguez, Vasyl Fedoryshyn, and Islam Bayramukov. After her are Aleksandr Tretyakov, Yury Patrikeyev, Artiom Kiouregkian, Takuto Otoguro, Cho Jun-ho, and Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Yuko Emoto ranks 1,249. Before her are Helen Luz, Matt Keeslar, Yohei Sato, Svetlana Vysokova, Ramiz Mamedov, and Anna-Maria Botsari. After her are Matthew Del Negro, Hiroshi Noguchi, Tanya Frei, Paraskevi Tsiamita, Aleksandr Tretyakov, and Chris Armas.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yuko Emoto ranks 3,893 out of 6,245. Before her are Yasuhiro Yamamura (1976), Rina Kawaei (1995), Taishi Tsunada (1984), Emiri Katō (1983), Mitsuru Mukojima (1976), and Kohei Miyazaki (1981). After her are Shingo Hoshino (1978), Nao Kodaira (1986), Risa Niigaki (1988), Hiroshi Noguchi (1972), Yoshiro Abe (1980), and Daijiro Okuda (1989).

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Among WRESTLERS In Japan

Among wrestlers born in Japan, Yuko Emoto ranks 65. Before her are Hiroaki Hiraoka (1985), Naohisa Takato (1993), Kenichiro Fumita (1995), Rei Higuchi (1996), Chiharu Icho (1981), and Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu (1986). After her are Takuto Otoguro (1998), Yukimasa Nakamura (1972), An Chang-rim (1994), Ayumi Tanimoto (1981), Ryuju Nagayama (1996), and Chikara Tanabe (1975).

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