Junko Hirose

Junko Hirose
Junko Hirose (2016, second from right)
Personal information
Born (1990-10-12) 12 October 1990 (age 34)
Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi
Sport
CountryJapan
SportParalympic judo
Medal record
Women's Paralympic judo
Representing  Japan
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 57 kg
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta 57 kg

Junko Hirose (広瀬 順子, Hirose Junko, born 12 October 1990 in Yamaguchi City)[1][2] is a Japanese Paralympic judoka.[3] She represented Japan at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Rio 2016 Paralympic Games – Judo Results Book (version 1.1)" (PDF). paralimpicos.es. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  2. ^ "リオ・パラリンピック 柔道で銅メダル、広瀬選手に市民栄誉賞 山口市 /山口". Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). 13 September 2016. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Junko Hirose". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  4. ^ Winters, Max (9 September 2016). "Cuban defends women's under 63kg gold medal on second day of Paralympic judo action at Rio 2016". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 February 2020.