Ayumi Fukushima (福島 あゆみ, Fukushima Ayumi; born 22 June 1983),[1] also known as Ayumi,[1] is a Japanese breakdancer. She competed at the 2022 World Games in the dancesport competition, winning the bronze medal[2] in the B-Girls event.[1][3] In 2021, Fukushima won the world championship in a competition in France.[4] She also participated at a Red Bull BC One competition.[5] Ayumi works as a schoolteacher.
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| Born | 22 June 1983 Kyoto Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Breaking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ayumi represented Japan in Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where she made it to the final eight but lost 2–1 to India Sardjoe.[6]
References
edit- 1 2 3 "2022 World Games: DanceSports Breaking Results Book" (PDF). World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ↑ "Ami Yuasa wins World Games gold as Ayumi Fukushima finishes third". The Japan Times. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ↑ Berkeley, Geoff (10 July 2022). "Egyptian sumo team banned from World Games over "poor sportsmanship"". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ↑ "Ayumi Fukushima wins all-Japanese final at breakdancing worlds". The Japan Times. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ↑ Back, Adrian (31 March 2020). "How Ayumi Fukushima proved B-Girls belong on the Red Bull BC One stage". Red Bull. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ↑ Gallagher, Jack (10 August 2024). "B-girl Ami Wins Historic Gold in Women's Breaking at the Paris Olympics | JAPAN Forward". japan-forward.com. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
External links
edit- Ayumi Fukushima (B-Girl Ayumi) at the World DanceSport Federation
- Ayumi (Ayumi Fukushima) at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)
- Ayumi at Olympics.com
- Ayumi at Olympedia
- Ayumi Fukushima at the World Games
- Ayumi Fukushima at Team Japan (in Japanese) (in English)
- Ayumi Fukushima on Instagram
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