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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 5, 1982[2] Ōmiya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | El Cerrito, California[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | UC Berkeley[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Judo Instructor, Marketing & Operations Assistant[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –48 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 5th dan black belt[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | East Bay Judo Institute[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | David Matsumoto[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | 13th (2008) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R16 (2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pan American Champ. | 
(2003) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 9231 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 11402 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 23 February 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sayaka Matsumoto (サヤカ・松本, born December 5, 1982) 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.[3][4]
Matsumoto, who was raised in California, is coached by her father, David Matsumoto. She began judo 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 (JPN) and Wu Shugen (CHN), but lost both matches.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c East Bay Judo Institute Instructor Profiles. URL accessed on November 24, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Sayaka Matsumoto USA Judo Profile. URL accessed on November 24, 2010.
- ^ USA Judo Announces 2008 U.S. Olympic Team
- ^ "Asian Americans Going for the Gold in…". AsianWeek. Retrieved on 2008-08-11.
External links[edit]
- Sayaka Matsumoto at the International Judo Federation
- Sayaka Matsumoto at JudoInside.com
- Sayaka Matsumoto at Olympics.com
- Sayaka Matsumoto at Olympedia
- Sayaka Matsumoto at Team USA (archived October 14, 2013)
- Sayaka Matsumoto on X
