Emi Watanabe | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Emi Kathleen Watanabe | ||||||||||||||
Born | Tokyo, Japan | August 27, 1959||||||||||||||
Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
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Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||
Retired | June 23, 1980 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kanji | 渡部絵美 | ||||
Kana | わたなべ えみ | ||||
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Emi Kathleen Watanabe (渡部 絵美, Watanabe Emi, born August 27, 1959), is a Japanese former competitive figure skater who is the 1979 World bronze medalist and an eight-time Japanese national champion. She was the first skater to medal for Japan in ladies' singles at the World Championships.