Juka Fukumura

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Juka Fukumura
Personal information
National teamFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Born (1996-06-06) 6 June 1996 (age 27) [1]
Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Synchronized swimming
Medal record
Women's synchronized swimming
Representing Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Budapest Team technical routine
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Budapest Free routine combination
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Team routine
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Tokyo Team technical routine
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Tokyo Team free routine
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Tokyo Free routine combination
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Tokyo Team Highlights

Juka Fukumura (福村 寿華, Fukumura Juka, born 6 June 1996) is a Japanese competitor in synchronized swimming. [2]

She won 2 bronze medals at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, 4 gold medals at the 2016 Asian Swimming Championships, and a silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games.

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References

  1. "Juka Fukumura". 2018 Asian Games . Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  2. "Swimming - Juka Fukumura". The Sports.