Akiko Furu

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Akiko Furu
Country representedJapan
Born (1973-07-18) 18 July 1973 (age 49)
Discipline Trampoline gymnastics

Akiko Furu (born 18 July 1973) is a Japanese trampoline gymnast. She competed in the women's trampoline event at the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia. [1] She finished in 6th place. [1]

In 2001, she competed in the women's synchronized trampoline event at the 2001 World Games held in Akita, Japan. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Akiko Furu Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. "Women's synchronized trampoline – Results – 2001 World Games". Archived from the original on 2005-09-16. Retrieved 2020-06-23.