Maki Tsukada Explained

Maki Tsukada
Birth Date:5 January 1982
Country:Japan
Weight Class:+78 kg
Worlds Rank:1
Worlds Year:2007
Worlds Weight:Women's Open
Regionals Type:AS
Regionals Rank:2
Regionals Year:2002
Regionals Weight:Women's Open
Olympics Rank:1
Olympics Year:2004
Olympics Weight:Women's +78 kg
Updated:30 May 2023

(born 5 January 1982) is a Japanese judoka, who was born in Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Prefecture.She won the Women's +78 kg category gold medal at the Athens Olympics in 2004 and the silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

In September 2003, Tsukada won the silver medal at the World championships in Osaka, Japan.In September 2005, she won the bronze medal at the World championships in Cairo, Egypt. She won gold at the 2007 World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.