Keiko Fukuda
Keiko Fukuda was born on April 12, 1913. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Keiko Fukuda
Keiko Fukuda (Japanese: 福田 敬子, Hepburn: Fukuda Keiko; April 12, 1913 – February 9, 2013) was a Japanese-American martial artist. She was the highest-ranked female judoka in history, holding the rank of 9th dan from the Kodokan (2006), and 10th dan from USA Judo (July 2011) and from the United States Judo Federation (USJF) (September 2011), and was the last surviving student of Kanō Jigorō, founder of judo. She was a renowned pioneer of women's judo, and in 1972 together with her senpai Masako Noritomi (1913–1982) was one of the first two women promoted to 6th dan (c. 1972). In 2006, the…