Ayumi Fukushima (福島 あゆみ, Fukushima Ayumi, born 22 June 1983),[1] also known as Ayumi,[1] is a Japanese breakdancer. She competed at the 2022 World Games in the dancesport competition, winning 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 Fukushima
福島あゆみ
Personal information
Born (1983-06-22) June 22, 1983 (age 41)
Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Sport
Country Japan
SportBreakdancing
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Breakdancing
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Leuven B-Girls
World Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham B-Girls
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou B-Girls

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Ami Yuasa wins World Games gold as Ayumi Fukushima finishes third". The Japan Times. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  3. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (10 July 2022). "Egyptian sumo team banned from World Games over "poor sportsmanship"". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Ayumi Fukushima wins all-Japanese final at breakdancing worlds". The Japan Times. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.