Kayo Kitada
Kayo Kitada (北田 佳世, Kitada Kayo, born 7 July 1978) is a retired Japanese judoka.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's Judo | ||
Representing  | ||
| Asian Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2002 Busan | -48 kg |
| Asian Championships | ||
| 2004 Almaty | -48 kg |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2003 Jeju | -48 kg |
| Universiade | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2001 Beijing | -48 kg |
Kitada was born in Shirahama, Wakayama and began judo at the age of 10.[1] She graduated from Nippon Sport Science University in 2001.[1]
In 2002, she participated Asian Games held in Busan and won a gold medal in the Extra Lightweight category.
Kitada also won a gold medal at Paris Super World Cup, Otto World Cup Hamburg and other international championships but did not participate in the Olympic Games or World Championships mainly due to 7 times world champion Ryoko Tamura.[1]
In 2005, Kitada finally participated in the World Championships but was defeated by Yanet Bermoy from Cuba and Alina Alexandra Dumitru from Romania.[2] In April 2006, Kitada retired.[1]
As of 2010, Kitada coaches judo at the Yoshida Dojo.[3] and Shutoku High School.[1]
References
- "柔道実戦必勝テクニック -北田佳世2段の「背負い投げ」-". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 10 August 2008.ISBN 978-4583615509
- "第24回世界柔道選手権大会 -4日目の結果-" (PDF). All-Japan Judo Federation. 9 November 2005.
- "吉田道場 -講師紹介-". Yoshida Dojo. Archived from the original on 21 August 2009.