is a Japanese female judoka. She won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, as well as the gold medal in the heavyweight (+78 kg) division and in the openweight division at the 2010 World Judo Championships.Mika Sugimoto . london2012.com
Athletic career The 1.65 m tall Mika Sugimoto won the silver medal in the open class at the 2003 Universiade. In the final, she lost to Xue Fuyan of China.Universiade 2003 bei judoinside.com She also lost to a Chinese opponent in the open class final at the 2004 Asian Championships, this time Xu Lihui.Asienmeisterschaften 2004 bei judoinside.com A year later in Tashkent, Sugimoto won both the heavyweight title against Yu Song of China and the open class title against Sagat Abikeeva of Kazakhstan.Asienmeisterschaften 2005 bei judoinside.com
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