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	(1976-05-23) 23 May 1976 Fukue, Yamaguchi, Japan
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–72 kg, +72 kg, –78 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	(1997, 1999, 2001, 2003)
Asian Champ.	(1994)
Olympic Games	(2004)
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 1993 Hamilton +72 kg Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima Open World Juniors Championships 1992 Buenos Aires +72 kg Summer Universiade 1995 Fukuoka Open
Profile at external databases
IJF	53036
JudoInside.com	2852
Updated on 25 October 2022.

She married judoka Ryuji Sonoda in 2010.[2]