Liliko Ogasawara
American judoka
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Liliko Ogasawara (born May 21, 1972) is a former judoka who competed for the United States. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Born | May 21, 1972 Englewood, New Jersey, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Raised in Montvale, New Jersey, Ogasawara attended Pascack Hills High School, who became the first New Jersey girl to compete against boys in a high school wrestling interscholastic match, when she participated in four matches in 1989.[2]
Martial arts career
She trained in judo from the age of three.[3] She was placed in several national championships.[4] She also won over 10 golds in international competitions.[4] She won silver in the 1993 World Judo Championships and bronze at the 1995 World Championships in Japan[5] while living in San Jose, California.[5] A hamstring injury stopped her from being able to fully train for Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[6][7] She would compete in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.[8] She competed in the 66 kg division (146 lbs)[1] and tied for 7th place on losing to Wang Xianbo of China.[6]
Author
Nagayasu Ogasawara and Liliko Ogasawara were the authors of a Judo video series White to Black.[9]
