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  The World of Judo
Kusakabe struggled to cope with Gravenstijn's strong gripping and after a minute and a half was thrown for Ippon with a drop Seoi-nage.
Kusakabe took some time to recover from her defeat and started sluggishly in the bronze medal bout against China's Yuhua Xu.
Kusakabe could not hold back tears afterwards, although they were not tears of joy.
www.twoj.org /archives/2001/summer/wc2001_day3.html   (2038 words)

  
 JudoInside.com, Report Asian Championships - Day Two
Kie Kusakabe narrowly edged out Hye-Mi Jung by a single penalty in a nervy tactical battle.
Kusakabe was far from her fluent best and struggled to impose herself in the final against Mongolia’s Khishigbat Erdenet-Od.
Erdenet-Od battled hard but Kusakabe was marginally the better fighter throughout the final and earned her victory with a snatched tai-otoshi attempt that scored a slightly generous yuko.
www.judoinside.com /uk/?today/view/50   (2248 words)

  
 Welcome to International Judo Federation Web-site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Kusakabe almost claimed another scalp in the second round against Fernandez, but the Spaniard won a debateable judges' decision.
Kusakabe got her just reward as she came back through the repechage to claim a bronze medal.
Kusakabe suffered a serious injury last year that wrecked her season and cost her a place at the World championships.
www.ijf.org /event/qEventView.php?Page=1&MenuCode=100200&TableName=T_Event&Idx=82   (1072 words)

  
 The World of Judo
Gravenstijn was the first to fall, beaten by Kusakabe in the second round.
Lupety had little control and Kusakabe came off the wrong side before landing on her side and then rolling onto her back.
Kusakabe was left to rue her wretched luck with hapless referees once again.
www.twoj.org /archives/2001/winter/win01_news5.html   (1572 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | MARTIAL ARTS | Peel adds to Britain's judo misery
But she was roughed-up by her tenacious opponent - the All Japan champion for the past two years - and never looked like getting into the contest.
Indeed her only points in the four-minute bout came when Kusakabe committed an illegal hold, and the Japanese competitor went on to register two five-point yukos and a seven-point waza-ari before the end.
Peel was the first British woman to compete since Allan's elimination, but Bell said was still "very surprised" she lost.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/olympics2000/martial_arts/930406.stm   (529 words)

  
 Olympics: China increase lead in gold rush
The South Koreans have set a target of 13 golds, but were disappointed when two shooters failed to qualify and their mixed badminton pair were knocked out in the quarter-finals.
After a strong start in their national martial art, Japan lost chances on Monday to add to their three judo golds when both Masahiro Takamatsu and Kie Kusakabe failed to take medals in the men's and women's competitions.
China have set a target of 20 golds at Athens and are looking to consolidate a base of performance that will allow their athletes to shine at home in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2004-08/17/content_366187.htm   (669 words)

  
 rediff.com: Europeans floor Asians in judo
His inexperience showed in the final, however, as he was countered for ippon when attacking Maddaloni with his favourite technique, a left-handed uchi-mata (inner thigh throw).
Kusakabe almost claimed another scalp in the second round against Isabel Fernandez, but the Spaniard won a debatable judges' decision.
The final against Driulis Gonzalez of Cuba, the reigning Olympic champion, was a repeat of the last two world championships between the two dominant women in the category.
www.rediff.com /sports/2000/sep/19judo.htm   (469 words)

  
 Sydney 2000: Judo
Isabel Fernandez of Spain beat Driulys Gonzalez of Cuba to earn gold in the women's lightweight (125-pound) division.
Kie Kusakabe of Japan and Maria Pekli of Australia shared the bronze.
In the men's lightweight (160-pound) class, Giuseppe Maddaloni of Italy beat Tiago Camilo of Brazil for the gold.
www.npr.org /news/specials/olympics2000/judo.html   (662 words)

  
 South Korea's Lee adds Olympic judo gold to world crown - INQ7.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Last year, Kye triumphed in the under-57kg at the worlds, becoming the first judoka to win three global titles in three different weight divisions.
Japan, who grabbed three gold medals out of four on offer and one silver in the first two days of competition, failed to win a medal on the third day as Masahiro Takamatsu and Kie Kusakabe tumbled out early in the tournament.
Kusakabe also lost to Sydney Olympic champion Isabel Fernandez of Spain in the consolation repechage round.
news.inq7.net /metro/index.php?index=1&story_id=6493   (527 words)

  
 Breaking News - ABC Coverage of the Sydney Olympic Games
Spain's only other judo golds were at their home Olympics in Barcelona eight years ago, won by Almudena Munoz (52kg) and Miriam Blasco (56kg).
Japan's Kie Kusakabe floored China's Shen Jun by a leg throw to win a bronze medal with Australian Maria Pekli taking the other bronze when she beat Italy's Cinzia Cavazzuti on a 2-1 decision.
After six judo finals, Japan has two gold medals from the opening day while Turkey, Cuba, Spain and Italy have one each.
www.abc.net.au /olympics/2000/news/archive/break-19sep2000-4.htm   (457 words)

  
 Sunday, 22 February 1998 (Afternoon session)
Advancing to the semfinals in Pools A and B were Marzena Wegrzyn of Poland with an Ippon victory over Harumi Nakahashi of Japan and the powerful Cuban mutli-champion, Driulis Gonzalez over Sabine Van Crombrugge of Belgium by Ippon.
Advancing to the semifinals in Pools C and D were Nicola Fairbrother of Great Britain over Marisabel Lomba of Belgium and Kie Kusakabe of Japan by Ippon over Pernilla Anderson of Swedan.
In the finals, Gonzalez completed her march to the gold defeating Kusakabe, 1996 Junior World Champion.
srl.doosan.co.kr /whatnew/latenews/wn980222a.html   (507 words)

  
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Gonzalez, considered the favorite to win the gold medal, was unable to stop the powerful offensive of Spain's Isabel Fernandez, who this way gave Spain its first gold medal at the Olympics.
Bronze went to Japan's Kie Kusakabe, who defeated Chinese Jun Shen, while Australian Maria Pekli upped Cinzia Cavazzuti from Italy.
Right after the competition, RHC reporter in Australia, Nelson Acosta, spoke with Driulis Gonzalez.
www.radiohc.org /Distributions/Radio_Havana_English/.2000/2000_sep/Radio_Havana_Cuba-Olympics_Update_no.4-18_September_2000   (649 words)

  
 Judo Events - Judo women's 57 kilograms class - ABC Coverage of the Sydney Olympic Games
Learn more about the prospects for the Australian Judo athletes
Maria Pekli and Kie Kusakabe, Australia and Japan
Judo was introduced to the Olympic fold at the Tokyo Games in 1964.
www.abc.net.au /olympics/2000/events/s175359.htm   (158 words)

  
 Stan James - Olympics Results   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Kie Kusakabe (Jpn) bt Rudymar Fleming (Ven) by Ippon 2:26
Kie Kusakabe (Jpn) bt Khishigbat Erdenet-Od (Mgl) by Yuko
Yvonne Boenisch (Ger) bt Kie Kusakabe (Jpn) by Waza-ari awasete Ippon
www.sportinglife.com /clients/stanjames/olympics2004/results/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=results_update/04/08/16/OLYMPICS_Judo_1st_Collated.html   (669 words)

  
 Sport News: 13th Asian Games, Bangkok (ASIAD 98)
China's Li Ying and Japan's Kazue Nagai took the 52-kg featherweight bronzes.
In the women's 57 kg contest, 1995 world champion Jung Sung-Sook and Japan's Kie Kusakabe won the bronzes after fighting through the early losers' repechage round.
Earlier, on Monday, Nakamura put Japan’s famous judo brothers on course for a trio with a spectacular performance in the 56-kg (featherweight) final.
www.sadec.com /Asiad98/news1209.html   (4156 words)

  
 Sydney 2000 Post Games Report
Simona Marcela Richter from Romania took the other bronze.
Hishigbat Erdenet-Od of Mongolia (blue) fights Kie Kusakabe of Japan in the 57 kg preliminaries - GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP
France’s Celine Lebrun cries after losing the gold in the women’s under 57 kg class to China’s Tang Lin - DAVID GUTTENFELDER/AP PHOTO
www.gamesinfo.com.au /postgames/en/pg003082.htm   (676 words)

  
 Washingtonpost.com: 2000 Olympic Medal Winners
Bronze: Kye Sun Hui, North Korea, and Liu Yuxiang, China
Bronze: Kie Kusakabe, Japan, and Maria Pekli, Australia
Bronze: Gella Vandecaveye, Belgium, and Jung Sung Sook, South Korea
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/sports/olympics/daily/oct00/01/list2.htm   (955 words)

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