Kie Kusakabe (日下部 基栄, Kusakabe Kie, born 11 October 1978 in Fukuoka) is a Japanese judoka. She won a ‍–‍57 kg category bronze medal at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.[1][2]

Kie Kusakabe
Personal information
Born (1978-10-11) 11 October 1978 (age 46)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class–57 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (2000)
World Champ.Bronze (2001)
Asian Champ.Gold (2000, 2003)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney ‍–‍57 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Munich ‍–‍57 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok ‍–‍57 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Osaka ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2003 Jeju ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 1997 Manila ‍–‍61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Almaty ‍–‍57 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Porto ‍–‍61 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF52955
JudoInside.com1019
Updated on 1 June 2023

Kusakabe is a graduate of Junshin Junior College. She was an officer of the Fukuoka Prefectural Police. She retired from the police in March 2005 and got married in October 2005.

References

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  1. ^ Wright, John (2006). New York Times Almanac 2002. Routledge. p. 2025. ISBN 9781135455866. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kie Kusakabe". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
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