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.

Hikari Yamada
Personal information
Born (1967-10-04) 4 October 1967 (age 57)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍66 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (1988)
World Champ.Silver (1989)
Asian Champ.Gold (1985)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul ‍–‍66 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1989 Belgrade ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Essen ‍–‍66 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Kuwait City ‍–‍66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF53858
JudoInside.com5472
Updated on 18 June 2023

References

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  1. ^ "山田光". www.adnet-sakigake.com. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
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