Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/June Takahashi

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The result was merge to Masao Takahashi. The Bushranger _{One ping only} 08:21, 24 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

June Takahashi

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Person of questionable notability. Google news search on "June Takahashi" shows only 13 results, with only 4 of those actually mentioning the subject only in passing. Standard search shows various social media and simple directory listings - no significant coverage of this person found. WP:NOTINHERITED from her husband. MikeWazowski (talk) 16:59, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. I think you're being overzealous, and a bit sexist by suggesting that her only accomplishment is her marriage. She was one of the first Canadian women to earn a black belt in Judo and, perhaps more importantly, is the highest ranked female judoka in the country (though this rank is shared with a few other women). I look forward to hearing from other editors. CanadianJudoka (talk) 17:16, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Merge into Masao Takahashi There's nothing to show that she meets WP:MANOTE. As many AfD discussions have shown, a high rank is not sufficient to show notablility--a number of 10th dans have been deleted. It's not about being sexist, it's about showing notability. Papaursa (talk) 03:30, 18 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

To my mind it is the achievement of these ranks (both black belt and now sixth-degree) as a woman in Canada that makes her notable. The idea of women practising Judo at all was controversial for quite some time, and the fact that Takahashi achieved her black belt so early, and outside of Japan, is itself significant. Her current rank is the highest achieved by any woman in Canada, and less than ten women have achieved that rank in the 100 year history of Canadian Judo. She has also played a significant role in building women's Judo in Canada, both as a coach and an administrator, but unfortunately the governing organization's documentation of this is spotty on the web. CanadianJudoka (talk) 03:51, 18 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Merge I didn't find anything that shows she meets the notability criteria at WP:MANOTE or WP:GNG. Astudent0 (talk) 23:26, 20 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Merge into Masao Takahashi - As much as I would like to vote for Keep I am inclined to agree with comments above that state this article fails WP:MANOTE. Getting ranked internally within a system is not sufficient to establish notability. Unless there is more documentation on her role in developing women's Judo in Canada through independently verifiable sources, her lack of involvement in international competition of any kind supports a merge. In fact, the three articles for her children are in and of themselves worthy of consideration for a merge into one article for the family's legacy in Canadian Judo. Jun Kayama 21:27, 22 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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