Noriko Anno (, born May 23, 1976 in Fukue, Yamaguchi) is a Japanese judoka who won the gold medal in the women's -78 kg judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She has won gold in the World Championship at -78 kg four times, and was fifth in the -72 kg category at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She married judoka Ryuji Sonoda in 2010. References External links 1976 births Living people Japanese female judoka Olympic judoka of Japan Olympic gold medalists for Japan Olympic medalists in judo Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 1994 Asian Games Judoka at the 1998 Asian Games Sportspeople from Yamaguchi Prefecture Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Universiade medalists in judo Universiade gold medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women