Wakaba Suzuki

Wakaba Suzuki (鈴木 若葉, Suzuki Wakaba; born 13 June 1970) is a retired Japanese judoka.

Wakaba Suzuki

Medal record
Women's Judo
Representing  Japan
World Championships
	1993 Hamilton	-52 kg
Asian Championships
	1988 Damascus	-48 kg

Suzuki was born in Fujimi, Saitama, and began judo in earnest at the age of a 5th grader.^[1] She entered the Saitama University after graduating from high-school.^[1]

She was counted as a top in Japan by the proud skill, Seoinage and Newaza.^[2] In 1993, she participated World Championships held in Hamilton, Ontario but defeated by Almudena Muñoz at semi-final and won a bronze medal. She was also expected to get medal of Olympic Games in 1996 but retired in 1995 due to Overtraining.^[1]

As of 2010, Suzuki coaches judo at Shukutoku University and among her students is former Asian champion Sae Nakazawa.^[3]

Achievements

• 1985 - All-Japan Selected Championships (-48 kg) 3rd
• 1986 - Fukuoka International Women's Championships (-48 kg) 3rd

- All-Japan Selected Championships (-48 kg) 2nd

• 1987 - Fukuoka International Women's Championships (-48 kg) 2nd

- Pacific Rim Championships (-48 kg) 1st

- All-Japan Selected Championships (-48 kg) 2nd

• 1988 - All-Japan High School Championships (-48 kg) 1st
• 1989 - Fukuoka International Women's Championships (-48 kg) 3rd

- All-Japan Selected Championships (-48 kg) 3rd

- All-Japan University Championships (-48 kg) 2nd

• 1990 - All-Japan Selected Championships (-48 kg) 3rd
• 1991 - All-Japan University Championships (-52 kg) 3rd
• 1992 - All-Japan University Championships (-52 kg) 2nd
• 1993 - World Championships (-52 kg) 3rd

- All-Japan Selected Championships (-48 kg) 1st