Naoko Masuda

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Naoko Masuda
Sport
Sport Wushu
Event Taijiquan
Medal record
Representing Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Women's Wushu Taolu
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Kuala Lumpur Taijiquan
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Beijing Taijiquan
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Hiroshima Taijiquan

Naoko Masuda is a former taijiquan athlete from Japan. She won a silver medal at the 1991 World Wushu Championships and two years later, she became first Japanese female athlete to become a world champion in taijiquan at the 1993 World Wushu Championships. [1] [2] She also won the silver medal in women's taijiquan at the 1994 Asian Games. [3]

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References

  1. "The 1st World Wushu Championships" (PDF). International Wushu Federation . Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  2. "World Wushu Championships 1993 Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation . Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  3. "Asiad results of Wushu, Women's Taijiquan -3-" . Kyodo News . Hiroshima. Japan Economic Newswire. 1994-10-14. Retrieved 2021-08-06.