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| Yukiko
INUI |
| Sport |
Artistic Swimming |
| NOC |
Japan
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 04 Dec 1990
in Omihachiman, JPN |
| Height | 1.70 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Imura Artistic Swimming Club: Japan |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Economics - Ritsumeikan University: Kyoto, JPN |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She wanted to try artistic swimming after watching a competition on television. |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
Russian artistic swimmer Natalia Ishchenko. (Athlete, 18 Jun 2012) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up the sport in the first grade of primary school in Shiga, Japan. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
Japanese |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Challenges always exist where there is hope." (Athlete, 18 Jun 2012) |
Awards and honours |
In 2018 and 2015 she received the Osaka Sports Excellence Award in Japan. She was also given the Kyoto City Sports Highest Honorary Award in Japan in 2018, 2017, and 2016. (city.kyoto.lg.jp, 19 Dec 2018, 18 Dec 2017; pref.osaka.lg.jp, 18 Sep 2018, 16 Sep 2015; sankei.com, 30 Dec 2016)
She received an Excellence Award at the 2017 Japan Aquatics Awards. (swim.or.jp, 22 Jan 2018)
In 2016 she was presented with the Shiga Prefecture Citizen Sports Grand Prize in Japan. (pref.shiga.lg.jp, 15 Dec 2016) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Masayo Imura [personal], JPN, from 2002 |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
University Staff |
General Interest |
Injuries |
She sustained an injury to her left ankle in April 2012. (sankei.jp.msn.com, 12 May 2012) |
Ambitions |
To compete at the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. (news.ntv.co.jp, 28 Jun 2022) |
Milestones |
She became the first artistic swimmer representing Japan to win a gold medal in a solo event at the world championships when she was victorious in the solo technical routine at the 2022 edition in Budapest, Hungary. (swimswam.com, 21 Jun 2022; SportsDeskOnline, 22 Jul 2022) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 4 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
Team |
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| 4 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
Duet |
187.816 |
| 3 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
Team |
189.206 |
| 3 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
Duet |
188.055 |
| 5 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
Duet |
186.740 |
| 5 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
Team |
187.630 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
Solo Technical Routine |
276.571 |
| 1 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
Solo Free Routine |
254.606 |
| 1 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
Solo Free Routine |
95.366 |
| 1 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
Solo Technical Routine |
92.866 |
| 3 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Solo Free Routine |
93.200 |
| 3 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Solo Technical Routine |
92.308 |
| 4 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Free Routine Combination |
93.233 |
| 4 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Team Free Routine |
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| 4 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Team Technical Routine |
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| 4 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Duet Free Routine |
93.000 |
| 4 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Duet Technical Routine |
92.111 |
| 4 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Solo Free Routine |
92.066 |
| 4 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Solo Technical Routine |
91.749 |
| 4 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Duet Technical Routine |
92.057 |
| 3 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Free Routine Combination |
93.200 |
| 4 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team Free Routine |
93.100 |
| 4 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Duet Free Routine |
93.133 |
| 3 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team Technical Routine |
93.159 |
| 5 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Solo Technical Routine |
90.760 |
| 5 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Solo Free Routine |
92.433 |
| 3 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Team Technical Routine |
92.413 |
| 3 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Team Free Routine |
93.900 |
| 3 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Free Routine Combination |
93.800 |
| 4 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Duet Free Routine |
93.433 |
| 3 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Duet Technical Routine |
92.008 |
| 5 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Solo Technical Routine |
91.900 |
| 5 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Solo Free Routine |
91.600 |
| 5 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Duet Technical Routine |
91.700 |
| 4 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Team Technical Routine |
92.200 |
| 5 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Duet Free Routine |
91.620 |
| 5 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
Duet Technical Routine |
92.800 |
| 5 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
Team Technical Routine |
93.100 |
| 5 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
Team Free Routine |
92.860 |
| 5 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
Duet Free Routine |
92.710 |
| 6 |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
Team Free Routine |
94.000 |
| 5 |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
Team Technical Routine |
95.167 |
| 6 |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
Duet Free Routine |
94.000 |
| 5 |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
Free Routine Combination |
94.833 |
| 4 |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
Duet Technical Routine |
94.333 |
Asian Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
Solo Technical Routine |
91.320 |
| 1 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
Solo Free Routine |
92.100 |
| 1 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
Duet Free Routine |
93.266 |
| 1 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
Duet Technical Routine |
90.333 |
| 1 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
Free Routine Combination |
92.566 |
| 1 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
Team Free Routine |
92.900 |
| 1 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
Team Highlight |
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Asian Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
Duet |
182.336 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
Team |
182.869 |
| 2 |
2014 |
Incheon, KOR |
Duet |
181.539 |
| 2 |
2014 |
Incheon, KOR |
Team |
181.705 |
| 2 |
2014 |
Incheon, KOR |
Free Routine Combination |
92.600 |
| 2 |
2010 |
Guangzhou, CHN |
Duet |
186.875 |
| 2 |
2010 |
Guangzhou, CHN |
Team |
186.125 |
| 2 |
2010 |
Guangzhou, CHN |
Free Routine Combination |
94.000 |
FINA World Trophy |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 4 |
2008 |
Madrid, ESP |
Total |
381.667 |
| 4 |
2007 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
Total |
282.666 |
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