Junko Yaginuma (figure skater)

Junko Yaginuma
Personal information
Country represented Japan
Born (1973-04-01) April 1, 1973
Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.59 m (5 ft 2 12 in)[1]
Former skating club Shinagawa High School, Tokyo
Retired 1995
Japanese name
Kanji 八木沼純子
Kana やぎぬま じゅんこ

Junko Yaginuma (八木沼 純子, Yaginuma Junko, born April 1, 1973)[1] is a Japanese former figure skater who is now a figure skate commentator. She is the 1993 Winter Universiade champion and a two-time World Junior silver medalist (1988–89). She placed 14th at the 1988 Winter Olympics.[2]

Yaginuma guest-starred as herself in the fourth episode of Juken Sentai Gekiranger, teaching the gekirangers how to ice skate.

Results

International[2]
Event 86–87 87–88 88–89 89–90 90–91 91–92 92–93 93–94 94–95
Olympics14th
Worlds21st15th12th11th19th25th12th
Skate America4th8th
Skate Canada5th
Inter. de Paris8th
NHK Trophy6th8th5th12th3rd
Nebelhorn3rd
Universiade1st
International: Junior
Junior Worlds7th2nd2nd
National
Japan Champ.2nd2nd3rd3rd3rd2nd4th2nd

References

  1. 1 2 "Profile". Official website of Junko Yaginuma. Archived from the original on November 16, 2007.
  2. 1 2 "Junko Yaginuma". Sports Reference.


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