Kie Kusakabe
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is a Japanese
judo
competitor. She won the 57 kg-category bronze medal at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.
She is a graduate of Junshin Junior College
. She was an officer
of the Fukuoka Prefectural Police. She retired from the police in March 2005 and got married in October 2005.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
competitor. She won the 57 kg-category bronze medal at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.
She is a graduate of Junshin Junior College
Junshin Junior College
is a private junior college in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan. The school was established first as a junior women's college in 1957. In 2007 it became coeducational.-External links:*...
. She was an officer
Police officer
A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...
of the Fukuoka Prefectural Police. She retired from the police in March 2005 and got married in October 2005.