Emi Watanabe
| Emi Watanabe | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Emi Kathleen Watanabe | ||||||||||||||
| Born | August 27, 1959 Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | June 23, 1980 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Kanji | 渡部絵美 | ||||
| Kana | わたなべ えみ | ||||
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Emi Kathleen Watanabe (渡部 絵美, Watanabe Emi; born August 27, 1959), is a Japanese former competitive figure skater who is the 1979 World bronze medalist and an eight-time Japanese national champion. She was the first skater to medal for Japan in ladies' singles at the World Championships.