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(3)Japan's Anno wins gold in women's 78-kg judo

ATHENS, Greece - Noriko Anno displays her gold medal for the women's 78-kilogram class judo event at the 2004 Olympic Games at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall in Athens on Aug. 19.

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(2)Japan's Anno wins gold in women's 78-kg judo

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's four-time judo world champion Noriko Anno (R) beats Liu Xia of China to win the women's 78-kilogram class in the Athens Olympic judo event on Aug. 19.

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(1)Japan's Anno wins gold in women's 78-kg judo

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's four-time judo world champion Noriko Anno smiles after winning gold Aug. 19 by defeating Liu Xia of China in the women's 78-kilogram class at the Athens Olympics.

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Anno advances to judo semifinals

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Noriko Anno (standing) beat Lucia Morico of Italy (R) on points to reach the semifinals of the women's 78-kilogram judo event in the Athens Olympics at Ano Liossia Olympic Hall Aug. 19.

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Japan's judo medal hopefuls train in Hawaii

HONOLULU, United States - Ryoko Tani (L) and Noriko Anno, two of Japan's Athens Olympics judo medal hopefuls, train in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Jan. 7.

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Anno wins 2nd straight title at Fukuoka Int'l meet

FUKUOKA, Japan - Defending champion Noriko Anno (R)of Japan wins a ''yusei-gachi'' decision over Cuba's Yurisel Laborde in the 78-kilogram weight division to claim her second straight title at the Fukuoka International Women's Judo Championships at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Dec. 13.

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(2)World champion Anno, Tanimoto victorious in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - World champion judoka Noriko Anno of Japan attacks South Korea's Cho Soo Hee in the 78-kilogram final of the Fukuoka women's international meet at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Dec. 7. Anno edged Cho on the judges' decision.

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(1)World champion Anno, Tanimoto victorious in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ayumi Tanimoto (L) and Noriko Anno shows off their gold medals after winning in the 63-kg and 78-kg categories, respectively, on the opening day Dec. 7 of the Fukuoka women's international judo meet at Fukuoka Kokusai Center.

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Anno atop the medals podium.

MUNICH, Germany - Japan's Noriko Anno shows off her gold medal after winning the women's 78-kg crown for her third world title on the first day of the judo world championship at Olympic Hall in Munich on July 26.

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World champion Anno loses to Pierantozzi of Italy

SYDNEY, Australia - World champion judoka Noriko Anno (R) is all tied up by Emanuela Pierantozzi of Italy in a second round loss in the women's judo 78-kg category competition at the Sydney Olympics on Sept. 21.

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Japanese judo gold-medal winners return home

NARITA, Japan - Seven members of the Japanese judo team show off the gold medals at Narita airport Oct. 13 on their return from the world judo championships in Birmingham, England, where they won a total of eight golds. The judoists are (front from L) Noriko Narasaki, Ryoko Tamura, Keiko Maeda, (Rear from L) Noriko Anno, Kosei Inoue, Shinichi Shinohara, Hidehiko Yoshida.

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Japanese gold medalists at world judo meet

BIRMINGHAM, England - With their world judo championships gold medals hung around neck, (from L to R) Japan's Kosei Inoue, Noriko Anno and Shinichi Shinohara pose for photographers in Birmingham on the morning of Oct. 8.

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2 Japanese win gold medals in judo world championship

BIRMINGHAM, England - Shinichi Shinohara (L) and Noriko Anno show the gold medals they won in Birmingham on Oct. 7 on the first day of the judo world championships. Shinohara won in the men's heavyweight division and Anno retained her title in the under-78 kilogram class.

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Athens gold medalist Anno to withdraw from top-tier events

TOKYO, Japan - Athens Olympics women's 78-kilogram gold medalist Noriko Anno (file photo) said Nov. 20 she has asked the All Japan Judo Federation to withdraw her from top-level and international competitions. ''My long-term goal was to win the gold medal at the Athens Olympics. I have achieved that goal and made the step up,'' Anno told reporters at the Kodokan Cup tournament in Chiba Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Japan's judo medal hopefuls train in Hawaii

HONOLULU, United States - Ryoko Tani (L) and Noriko Anno, two of Japan's Athens Olympics judo medal hopefuls, train in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Jan. 7. (Kyodo)

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(3)Japan's Anno wins gold in women's 78-kg judo

ATHENS, Greece - Noriko Anno displays her gold medal for the women's 78-kilogram class judo event at the 2004 Olympic Games at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall in Athens on Aug. 19. (Kyodo)

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Anno advances to judo semifinals

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Noriko Anno (standing) beat Lucia Morico of Italy (R) on points to reach the semifinals of the women's 78-kilogram judo event in the Athens Olympics at Ano Liossia Olympic Hall Aug. 19. (Kyodo)

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(2)Japan's Anno wins gold in women's 78-kg judo

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's four-time judo world champion Noriko Anno (R) beats Liu Xia of China to win the women's 78-kilogram class in the Athens Olympic judo event on Aug. 19.

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(1)Japan's Anno wins gold in women's 78-kg judo

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's four-time judo world champion Noriko Anno smiles after winning gold Aug. 19 by defeating Liu Xia of China in the women's 78-kilogram class at the Athens Olympics. (Kyodo)

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Anno wins 2nd straight title at Fukuoka Int'l meet

FUKUOKA, Japan - Defending champion Noriko Anno (R)of Japan wins a ''yusei-gachi'' decision over Cuba's Yurisel Laborde in the 78-kilogram weight division to claim her second straight title at the Fukuoka International Women's Judo Championships at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Dec. 13. (Kyodo)

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(2)World champion Anno, Tanimoto victorious in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - World champion judoka Noriko Anno of Japan attacks South Korea's Cho Soo Hee in the 78-kilogram final of the Fukuoka women's international meet at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Dec. 7. Anno edged Cho on the judges' decision. (Kyodo)

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(1)World champion Anno, Tanimoto victorious in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ayumi Tanimoto (L) and Noriko Anno shows off their gold medals after winning in the 63-kg and 78-kg categories, respectively, on the opening day Dec. 7 of the Fukuoka women's international judo meet at Fukuoka Kokusai Center. (Kyodo)

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Anno atop the medals podium.

MUNICH, Germany - Japan's Noriko Anno shows off her gold medal after winning the women's 78-kg crown for her third world title on the first day of the judo world championship at Olympic Hall in Munich on July 26.

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World champion Anno loses to Pierantozzi of Italy

SYDNEY, Australia - World champion judoka Noriko Anno (R) is all tied up by Emanuela Pierantozzi of Italy in a second round loss in the women's judo 78-kg category competition at the Sydney Olympics on Sept. 21.

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Japanese judo gold-medal winners return home

NARITA, Japan - Seven members of the Japanese judo team show off the gold medals at Narita airport Oct. 13 on their return from the world judo championships in Birmingham, England, where they won a total of eight golds. The judoists are (front from L) Noriko Narasaki, Ryoko Tamura, Keiko Maeda, (Rear from L) Noriko Anno, Kosei Inoue, Shinichi Shinohara, Hidehiko Yoshida.

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Japanese gold medalists at world judo meet

BIRMINGHAM, England - With their world judo championships gold medals hung around neck, (from L to R) Japan's Kosei Inoue, Noriko Anno and Shinichi Shinohara pose for photographers in Birmingham on the morning of Oct. 8.

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2 Japanese win gold medals in judo world championship

BIRMINGHAM, England - Shinichi Shinohara (L) and Noriko Anno show the gold medals they won in Birmingham on Oct. 7 on the first day of the judo world championships. Shinohara won in the men's heavyweight division and Anno retained her title in the under-78 kilogram class.