Yasuko Kudo

Yasuko Kudo
Personal information
Born (1969-01-31) January 31, 1969 (age 57)
Sport
SportTable tennis
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class10
Highest ranking3 (January 2001)
Current ranking17 (January 2020)
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing  Japan
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2000 SydneySingles C10
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2010 GwangjuSingles C10
Bronze medal – third place2002 TaipeiSingles C10
Bronze medal – third place2002 TaipeiTeams C10
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2009 AmmanTeams C6–10
Silver medal – second place2011 Hong KongTeams C6–10
Bronze medal – third place2005 Kuala LumpurSingles C9–10
Bronze medal – third place2007 SeoulSingles C10
Bronze medal – third place2009 AmmanSingles C10
Bronze medal – third place2013 BeijingSingles C10
FESPIC Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 TaipeiOpen singles standing
Silver medal – second place1999 TaipeiDoubles C6–10
Bronze medal – third place1999 TaipeiSingles C9–10
Bronze medal – third place2003 ShanghaiSingles C8–10

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

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

References

  1. 1 2 "工藤 恭子" (PDF). Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital (in Japanese). October 2004. Retrieved 18 January 2020.[dead link]
  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.