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Hikari Sasaki (佐々木 光, Hikari Yamada; née Sasaki Sasaki (佐々木); born 4 October 1967) is a Japanese judoka. She was born in Numazu, Shizuoka, and started judo at the age of 15.[1] At the 1988 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal in the Women's Middleweight (‍–‍66 kg) category(Women's Judo as a demonstration sport). She also won silver and bronze medals at the 1987 and 1989 World Judo Championships.

Born (1967-10-04) 4 October 1967 (age 59)
OccupationJudoka
CountryJapan
SportJudo
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Hikari Yamada
Personal information
Born (1967-10-04) 4 October 1967 (age 59)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
‍–‍66 kg
Achievements and titles
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1988)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (1989)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1985)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 Seoul‍–‍66 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1989 Belgrade‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place1987 Essen‍–‍66 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place1985 Kuwait City‍–‍66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF53858
JudoInside.com5472
Updated on 18 June 2023
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