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| Junko Yaginuma | |
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| Born | (1973-04-01) April 1, 1973 (age 51) Minato, Tokyo, Japan |
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Retired | 1995 |
| Japanese name | |||||
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| Kanji | 八木沼純子 | ||||
| Kana | やぎぬま じゅんこ | ||||
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Junko Yaginuma (八木沼 純子, Yaginuma Junko, born April 1, 1973) is a Japanese former figure skater who is now a figure skating 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.
Yaginuma guest-starred as herself in the fourth episode of Juken Sentai Gekiranger, teaching the Gekirangers how to ice skate.
Results
| International | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 86–87 | 87–88 | 88–89 | 89–90 | 90–91 | 91–92 | 92–93 | 93–94 | 94–95 |
| Olympics | 14th | ||||||||
| Worlds | 21st | 15th | 12th | 11th | 19th | 25th | 12th | ||
| Skate America | 4th | 8th | |||||||
| Skate Canada | 5th | ||||||||
| Inter. de Paris | 8th | ||||||||
| NHK Trophy | 6th | 8th | 5th | 12th | 3rd | ||||
| Nebelhorn | 3rd | ||||||||
| Universiade | 1st | ||||||||
| International: Junior | |||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 7th | 2nd | 2nd | ||||||
| National | |||||||||
| Japan Champ. | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | |
References
- ^ "Profile". Official website of Junko Yaginuma. Archived from the original on November 16, 2007.
- ^ "Junko Yaginuma". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
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