Famous People of Japan
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Kie Kusakabe (日下部 基栄, Kusakabe Kie; born 11 October 1978 in Fukuoka) is a Japanese judoka. She won a ‍–‍57 kg category bronze medal at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Kusakabe is a graduate of Junshin Junior College. She was an officer of the Fukuoka Prefectural Police. She retired from the police in March 2005 and got married in October 2005.

Source: “Kie Kusakabe”, English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), excerpt