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Noriko Anno (阿武 教子, born May 23, 1976 in Fukue, Yamaguchi[1]) is a female Japanese judoka who won the gold medal in the women's -78 kg judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She has won gold in the World Championship at -78 kg four times, and was fifth in the -72 kg category at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
She married judoka Ryuji Sonoda in 2010.[2]
References
- ^ "アテネ五輪特集 選手名鑑-柔道-". Sankei Sports. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
- ^ "柔道の園田と阿武が結婚／金メダリスト同士". Shikoku News (in Japanese). 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2019-11-25.