Kayo Kitada (北田 佳世, Kitada Kayo; born 7 July 1978) is a retired Japanese judoka.

Kayo Kitada
Medal record
Women's Judo
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2002 Busan-48 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2004 Almaty-48 kg
Silver medal – second place2003 Jeju-48 kg
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place2001 Beijing-48 kg

Early life and education

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Kitada was born in Shirahama, Wakayama and began judo at the age of 10.[1] She graduated from Nippon Sport Science University in 2001.[1]

Career

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In 2002, she participated in the Asian Games held in Busan and won a gold medal in the Extra Lightweight category.

Kitada also won a gold medal at Paris Super World Cup, Otto World Cup Hamburg and other international championships but did not participate in the Olympic Games or World Championships mainly due to 7 times world champion Ryoko Tamura.[1]

In 2005, Kitada finally participated in the World Championships but was defeated by Yanet Bermoy from Cuba and Alina Alexandra Dumitru from Romania.[2] In April 2006, Kitada retired.[1]

As of 2010, Kitada coaches judo at the Yoshida Dojo.[3] and Shutoku High School.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "柔道実戦必勝テクニック -北田佳世2段の「背負い投げ」-". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 10 August 2008.ISBN 978-4583615509
  2. "第24回世界柔道選手権大会 -4日目の結果-" (PDF). All-Japan Judo Federation. 9 November 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  3. "吉田道場 -講師紹介-". Yoshida Dojo. Archived from the original on 21 August 2009.