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Yasuko Kudo

Yasuko Kudo (工藤 恭子, Kudō Yasuko, born 31 January 1969[4]) is a Japanese para table tennis player. She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.[5]

Yasuko Kudo
Kudo at the 2006 World Para Table Tennis Championships
Personal information
Born (1969-01-31) January 31, 1969 (age 55)
Kumamoto Prefecture,[1] Japan
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class10
Highest ranking3 (January 2001)[2]
Current ranking17 (January 2020)
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing  Japan[3]
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Singles C10
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Gwangju Singles C10
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Taipei Singles C10
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Taipei Teams C10
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Amman Teams C6–10
Silver medal – second place 2011 Hong Kong Teams C6–10
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Kuala Lumpur Singles C9–10
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Seoul Singles C10
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Amman Singles C10
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Beijing Singles C10
FESPIC Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Taipei Open singles standing
Silver medal – second place 1999 Taipei Doubles C6–10
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Taipei Singles C9–10
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Shanghai Singles C8–10

Her left hand was cut off at the wrist by an electric animal feed cutter in an accident when she was five years old.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "工藤 恭子" (PDF). Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital (in Japanese). October 2004. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Kudo Yasuko Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Kudo Yasuko Profile". ITTF. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.
  5. ^ "Yasuko Kudo". Paralympic Games. Retrieved 18 January 2020.


    

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