Sayaka Matsumoto

Sayaka Matsumoto (born December 5 1982) is a Japanese-born American judoka. Matsumoto competed for the United States in the women's 48 kg judo event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. [http://usocpressbox.org/usoc/pressbox.nsf/f29714b6cba6a856872565490000bd0f/9368dc89b7a1fd398525746a006c0345?OpenDocument USA Judo Announces 2008 U.S. Olympic Team] ] [ [http://www.asianweek.com/2008/08/08/asian-americans-going-for-the-gold-in/ "Asian Americans Going for the Gold in…"] . AsianWeek. Retrieved on 2008-08-11.]

Matsumoto, who was raised in California, is coached by her father, David Matsumoto. Matsumoto won the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials, but did not compete in the Olympics that year because the U.S. failed to earn a spot in her weight class. Matsumoto again won the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2008 and will compete in the Olympic Games.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics she fought against Ryoko Tani (JPN) and Shugen Wu (CHN), but lost both matches.

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* [http://www.usjudo.org/seniors_bioSMatsumoto.asp USA Judo Athlete Biography]