Komaki Kikuchi (born 22 February 1997)[1] is a Japanese fencer. She won the gold medal in the women's team foil event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1]
| Komaki Kikuchi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Native name | 菊池小巻 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 February 1997 Kumamoto, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | Foil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIE ranking | current ranking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2019, she won the gold medal in the women's team foil event at the Asian Fencing Championships held in Chiba, Japan.[2] In the same year, she also competed in the women's foil event at the World Fencing Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She was eliminated in her first match by Julia Walczyk of Poland.
At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Kikuchi won the bronze medal in the women's team foil event; it marked Japan's first ever medal in the event.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Fencing Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "2019 Asian Fencing Championships – Women's team foil" (PDF). Asian Fencing. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Olympics: Japan wins 1st ever women's team foil medal in Paris". Kyodo News. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
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