Kazue Nanjo

Kazue Nanjo (南條和恵, Nanjō Kazue, née Nagai Nagai (永井); born 19 March 1972) is a retired Japanese judoka.

Nanjo was born in Uji, Kyoto, and began judo at the age of 5.^[1] She belonged to Daicolo Co., Ltd. after graduating from University of Tsukuba in 1995.^[1]

In 1997, she participated in the World Championships but was defeated by Carolina Mariani from Argentina.^[2] In 1998, she also participated in the Asian Games held in Bangkok and won a bronze medal.

Nanjo was good at Seoi nage, Tomoe nage and Newaza,^[1] learned by Shōzō Fujii^[3] at Tenri University. She was known as a rival of Noriko Narazaki who is a classmate of the same university and former world champion.^[1]

As of 2010, Nanjo coaches judo at Sendai University with her husband.^[1]

Achievements[edit]

- All-Japan University Championships (-52 kg) 1st

- Fukuoka International Women's Championships (-52 kg) 1st

- All-Japan Selected Championships (-52 kg) 2nd

- All-Japan Women's Weight Class Championships (-52 kg) 1st

- All-Japan Businessgroup Championships (-52 kg) 1st

- Fukuoka International Women's Championships (-52 kg) 1st

- All-Japan Selected Championships (-52 kg) 1st

- All-Japan Selected Championships (-52 kg) 1st

- Fukuoka International Women's Championships (-52 kg) 2nd

- Otto Super World cup Hamburg (-52 kg) 2nd

- All-Japan Selected Championships (-52 kg) 1st

- All-Japan Women's Weight Class Championships (-57 kg) loss

- All-Japan Women's Weight Class Championships (-52 kg) 5th

- Aral Grand Prix Prague (-52 kg) 1st

- All-Japan Selected Championships (-52 kg) 3rd

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "柔道技バイブル歴戦の柔道家が明かすワザの極意 -南條和恵4段の「背負い投げ」-". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 20 August 2007.ISBN 978-4583100470
^ "柔道大会記録・記事 -1997年第10回世界女子柔道選手権大会(パリ)-". Kodokan. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010.
^ "Kazue Nanjo Diary 皆さんへのメッセージ-柔道選手をお休みします-". Kazue Nanjo. 28 November 2001.

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