Noriko Anno

Noriko Anno (阿武 教子, born May 23, 1976 in Fukue, Yamaguchi[1]) is a Japanese judoka who won the gold medal in the women's -78 kg judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She has won gold in the World Championship at -78 kg four times, and was fifth in the -72 kg category at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Noriko Anno

Personal information
Born	May 23, 1976 (1976-05-23) (age 45) Fukue, Yamaguchi, Japan
Medal record Women's judo Representing  Japan Olympic Games 2004 Athens -78 kg World Championships 1997 Paris -72 kg 1999 Birmingham -78 kg 2001 Munich -78 kg 2003 Osaka -78 kg Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima Open Universiade 1995 Fukuoka Open

She married judoka Ryuji Sonoda in 2010.[2]