Yoko Sakaue (坂上 洋子, Sakaue Yōko, born 29 August 1968 in Nagasaki) is a female retired judoka from Japan. She claimed a bronze medal in the Women's Heavyweight (+72 kg) division at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. In the bronze medal match she defeated Poland's Beata Maksymowa.

Yoko Sakaue
Personal information
Born (1968-08-29) 29 August 1968 (age 55)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class+72 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (1992)
World Champ.R32 (1987, 1989)
Asian Champ.Silver (1985)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona +72 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 1985 Tokyo +72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Tokyo Open
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Damascus Open
Profile at external databases
IJF53905
JudoInside.com10754
Updated on 6 June 2023.

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