Ayuka Suzuki

Ayuka Suzuki
Born (1999-09-27) 27 September 1999 (age 25)
Anpachi, Gifu, Japan
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight46 kg (101 lb)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country represented Japan
Years on national team2014
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubOkagi Kyoritsu Bank Gymnastics Club
Head coach(es)Hiroko Yamasaki
Medal record
Group rhythmic gymnastics
Representing  Japan
World Championships
2019 Baku 5 Balls
2017 Pesaro 3 Ropes + 2 Balls
2018 Sofia 5 Hoops
2019 Baku Group All-around
2019 Baku 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs
2017 Pesaro Group All-around
2021 Kitakyushu 5 Balls
2021 Kitakyushu 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs
Asian Championships
2017 Astana 5 Hoops
2017 Astana 3 Balls + 2 Ropes
2017 Astana Group All-around
2019 Pattaya Group All-Around
2019 Pattaya 5 Balls
2022 Pattaya Group All-around
2022 Pattaya 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
2023 Manila 5 Hoops
2019 Pattaya 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs
2022 Pattaya Team
2022 Pattaya 5 Hoops
2023 Manila All-around

Ayuka Suzuki (鈴木歩佳, Suzuki Ayuka, born 27 September 1999) is a Japanese group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2019 World Group All-around silver and the 2017 World Group All-around bronze medalist.

Personal life

She is studying at Nippon Sport Science University in Setagaya, Japan.

Career

She joined Japanese National group in 2017 and took bronze medal in Group All-around at the 2017 World Championships in Pesaro, Italy together with Mao Kunii, Rie Matsubara, Sayuri Sugimoto, Nanami Takenaka and Kiko Yokota. They also won silver medal in 3 Ropes + 2 Balls final, next day. In 2018, they placed 5th in Group All-around at the 2018 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria and took silver medal in 5 Hoops Final.

On September 16–22, she and her teammates competed at the 2019 World Championships, her third. They won silver medal in Group All-around and 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs Final and won gold in 5 Balls Final. This was Japanese first ever gold medal in group event at World Championships.

References

  1. ^ "Ayuka Suzuki FIG Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. 11 September 2018. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  2. ^ "新体操ナショナル団体選抜チーム フェアリージャパンPOLA" (in Japanese). 11 September 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  3. ^ "'Fairy Japan' claims first world rhythmic gymnastic silver in 44 years". Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.