Kayo Kitada

{{Short description|Japanese judoka (born 1978)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{MedalTableTop}} {{MedalSport | Women's Judo}} {{MedalCountry | {{JPN}} }} {{MedalCompetition | Asian Games}} {{MedalGold | 2002 Busan | -48 kg}} {{MedalCompetition | Asian Championships}} {{MedalGold | 2004 Almaty | -48 kg}} {{MedalSilver | 2003 Jeju | -48 kg}} {{MedalCompetition | Universiade}} {{MedalBronze | 2001 Beijing | -48 kg}} {{MedalBottom}}

{{nihongo|'''Kayo Kitada'''|北田佳世|Kitada Kayo|born 7 July 1978}} is a retired Japanese judoka.

== Early life and education == Kitada was born in Shirahama, Wakayama and began judo at the age of 10.<ref name="柔道実戦必勝テクニック">{{cite news|publisher=Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd|title=柔道実戦必勝テクニック -北田佳世2段の「背負い投げ」-|date=2008-08-10}}{{ISBN|978-4583615509}}</ref> She graduated from Nippon Sport Science University in 2001.<ref name="柔道実戦必勝テクニック"/>

== Career == In 2002, she participated in the Asian Games held in Busan and won a gold medal in the Extra Lightweight category.

Kitada also won a gold medal at Paris Super World Cup, Otto World Cup Hamburg and other international championships but did not participate in the Olympic Games or World Championships mainly due to 7 times world champion Ryoko Tamura.<ref name="柔道実戦必勝テクニック"/>

In 2005, Kitada finally participated in the World Championships but was defeated by Yanet Bermoy from Cuba and Alina Alexandra Dumitru from Romania.<ref name="All-Japan Judo Federation">{{cite news|url=http://www.judo.or.jp/old/24th_wc/0911/-48.pdf|publisher=All-Japan Judo Federation|title=第24回世界柔道選手権大会 -4日目の結果-|date=2005-11-09|archive-date=17 August 2012|access-date=29 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817151752/http://www.judo.or.jp/old/24th_wc/0911/-48.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> In April 2006, Kitada retired.<ref name="柔道実戦必勝テクニック"/>

As of 2010, Kitada coaches judo at the Yoshida Dojo.<ref name="Yoshida Dojo">{{cite news|url=http://www.yoshidadojo.com/ja/instructor.html|publisher=Yoshida Dojo|title=吉田道場 -講師紹介-|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090821224106/http://www.yoshidadojo.com/ja/instructor.html|archivedate=2009-08-21}}</ref> and Shutoku High School.<ref name="柔道実戦必勝テクニック"/>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kitada, Kayo}} Category:Japanese female judoka Category:Sportspeople from Wakayama Prefecture Category:1978 births Category:Living people Category:Asian Games gold medalists in judo Category:Judoka at the 2002 Asian Games Category:Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Category:Asian Games judoka for Japan Category:Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Category:Summer World University Games medalists in judo Category:FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Japan