Ayumi Fukushima

Japanese breakdancer (born 1983) ml z

Ayumi Fukushima
福島あゆみ

Personal information

Born

(1983-06-22) June 22, 1983 (age 41)
Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Sport

Country

Japan

Sport

Breakdancing

Medal record

Representing Japan

Breakdancing
World Championships
	2023 Leuven	B-Girls
World Games
	2022 Birmingham	B-Girls
Asian Games
	2022 Hangzhou	B-Girls

Ayumi Fukushima (福島あゆみ, Fukushima Ayumi, born 22 June 1983),^[1] also known as Ayumi,^[1] is a Japanese breakdancer. She participated at the 2022 World Games in the dancesport competition, being awarded the bronze medal^[2] in the B-Girls event.^[1]^[3] In 2021, Fukushima won the world championship in a competition in France.^[4] She also participated at a Red Bull BC One competition.^[5] Ayumi works as a schoolteacher.

Ayumi represented Japan in Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where she made it to the final eight but lost 2-1 to India Sardjoe.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "2022 World Games: DanceSports Breaking Results Book" (PDF). World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
^ "Ami Yuasa wins World Games gold as Ayumi Fukushima finishes third". The Japan Times. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
^ Berkeley, Geoff (10 July 2022). "Egyptian sumo team banned from World Games over "poor sportsmanship"". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
^ "Ayumi Fukushima wins all-Japanese final at breakdancing worlds". The Japan Times. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
^ Back, Adrian (31 March 2020). "How Ayumi Fukushima proved B-Girls belong on the Red Bull BC One stage". Red Bull. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
^ Gallagher, Jack (2024-08-10). "B-girl Ami Wins Historic Gold in Women's Breaking at the Paris Olympics | JAPAN Forward". japan-forward.com. Retrieved 2024-08-10.