Yoriko Okamoto
Yoriko Okamoto (岡本 依子, Okamoto Yoriko, born September 6, 1971 in Kadoma, Osaka) is the first Japanese athlete to become an Olympic taekwondo medalist, winning the bronze medal at the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics in the 57–67 kg weight class.[1]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's taekwondo | ||
| Representing Japan | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 2000 Sydney | 67 kg | |
| Asian Games | ||
| 1998 Bangkok | Lightweight | |
| Asian Championships | ||
| 1994 Manila | Welterweight | |
| 1996 Melbourne | Welterweight | |
| 1998 Ho Chi Minh City | Welterweight | |
| 2006 Bangkok | Welterweight | |
After beginning karate at age 12, she attended Waseda University in Tokyo. She spent her junior year of college studying abroad in the United States at the University of Oregon, where she began learning Taekwondo.
Kickboxing record
| 0 wins, 1 losses, 0 draws | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-12-19 | Loss | Lucia Rijker | K-2 Grand Prix '93 | Tokyo, Japan | TKO (right low kick) | 2 | 0:38 | |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||
Personal life
Okamoto is a 1996 graduate of the Waseda School of Human Sciences, and currently works at Runes Kanazawa Co. Ltd. She is a Christian.[3]
References
- "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Taekwondo" Archived 2008-08-23 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on August 9, 2010)
- Women's kickboxing results
- "NEW DAWN IN THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN". FCA. 9 July 2021.
External links
- Yoriko Okamoto at TaekwondoData.com
- Yoriko Okamoto at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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