Atsuko Nagai

Olympic medal record
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 New Delhi -48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2000 Osaka -48 kg
Silver medal – second place 1993 Macau -48 kg
Silver medal – second place 1996 Ho Chi Minh City -48 kg
Silver medal – second place 1997 Manila -48 kg
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1997 Busan -48 kg
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1999 Palma de Mallorca -48 kg

Atsuko Nagai (長井 淳子, Nagai Atsuko, born 14 January 1974) is a Japanese judoka. She was born in Ageo, Saitama,[1] and began judo at the age of a second grader.[1] She entered the Komatsu Limited after graduating from Saitama University in 1998.[2]

She was known as a rival of Ryoko Tamura.[3] She fought with Tamura 10 times and was defeated 10 times, but never by Ippon.

In 2000, after Tamura won gold medal at Olympic Games, Nagai retired.

As of 2008, Nagai coaches judo at Komatsu Limited, and Ayumi Tanimoto, one of her pupil, inherits the skill of Uchimata that Nagai was good at.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sports Click". ベースボールマガジン社. Archived from the original on April 5, 2009.
  2. ^ コマツ柔道部 [Komatsu Judo]. Komatsu Limited.
  3. ^ 朝日新聞. Asahi Shimbun. December 17, 2000.