Yasuko Kudo

Yasuko Kudo (工藤 恭子, Kudō Yasuko, born 31 January 1969[4]) is a Japanese para table tennis player. She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.[5]

Yasuko Kudo
Kudo at the 2006 World Para Table Tennis Championships
Personal information
Born	January 31, 1969 Kumamoto Prefecture,[1] Japan
Playing style	Right-handed shakehand grip
Disability class	10
Highest ranking	3 (January 2001)[2]
Current ranking	17 (January 2020)
Medal record Women's para table tennis Representing  Japan[3] Paralympic Games 2000 Sydney Singles C10 World Championships 2010 Gwangju Singles C10 2002 Taipei Singles C10 2002 Taipei Teams C10 Asian Championships 2009 Amman Teams C6–10 2011 Hong Kong Teams C6–10 2005 Kuala Lumpur Singles C9–10 2007 Seoul Singles C10 2009 Amman Singles C10 2013 Beijing Singles C10 FESPIC Championships 1999 Taipei Open singles standing 1999 Taipei Doubles C6–10 1999 Taipei Singles C9–10 2003 Shanghai Singles C8–10

Her left hand was cut off at the wrist by an electric animal feed cutter, during an accident when she was five years old.[1]

References

1. "工藤 恭子" (PDF). Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital (in Japanese). October 2004. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
2. "Kudo Yasuko Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
3. "Kudo Yasuko Profile". ITTF. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
4. "아시아선수권대회 국가별 참가선수명단". Daum (in Korean). 31 October 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
5. "Yasuko Kudo". Paralympic Games. Retrieved 18 January 2020.