| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's Judo | ||
Representing  Japan
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| World Championships | ||
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1993 Hamilton | -52 kg |
| Asian Championships | ||
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1988 Damascus | -48 kg |
Wakaba Suzuki (鈴木 若葉, Suzuki Wakaba, born 13 June 1970) is a retired Japanese judoka.
Suzuki was born in Fujimi, Saitama, and began judo in earnest at the age of a 5th grader. She entered the Saitama University after graduating from high-school.
She was counted as a top in Japan by the proud skill, Seoinage and Newaza. In 1993, she participated World Championships held in Hamilton, Ontario but defeated by Almudena Muñoz at semi-final and won a bronze medal. She was also expected to get medal of Olympic Games in 1996 but retired in 1995 due to Overtraining.
As of 2010, Suzuki coaches judo at Shukutoku University and among her students is former Asian champion Sae Nakazawa.
Achievements
- 1985 - All-Japan Selected Championships (-48 kg) 3rd
- 1986 - Fukuoka International Women's Championships (-48 kg) 3rd
- - All-Japan Selected Championships (-48 kg) 2nd
- 1987 - Fukuoka International Women's Championships (-48 kg) 2nd
- - Pacific Rim Championships (-48 kg) 1st
- - All-Japan Selected Championships (-48 kg) 2nd
- 1988 - All-Japan High School Championships (-48 kg) 1st
- 1989 - Fukuoka International Women's Championships (-48 kg) 3rd
- - All-Japan Selected Championships (-48 kg) 3rd
- - All-Japan University Championships (-48 kg) 2nd
- 1990 - All-Japan Selected Championships (-48 kg) 3rd
- 1991 - All-Japan University Championships (-52 kg) 3rd
- 1992 - All-Japan University Championships (-52 kg) 2nd
- 1993 - World Championships (-52 kg) 3rd
- - All-Japan Selected Championships (-48 kg) 1st
References
- ^ "柔道技バイブル 歴戦の柔道家が明かすワザの極意 -鈴木若葉4段の「背負い投げ」-". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 20 August 2007.ISBN 978-4583100470
- "柔道実戦必勝テクニック -鈴木若葉4段の「横四方固め」-". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 10 August 2008.ISBN 978-4583615509
- 北京五輪<ともに追う夢>2 柔道・中沢さえ、鈴木若葉監督 (in Japanese). Chunichi Shimbun. 26 June 2008.
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