Further Personal Information |
Marital status |
Married |
Family |
Son Takumi |
Residence |
Tokyo, JPN |
Languages |
Japanese |
Higher education |
Nippon Sport Science University: Tokyo, JPN |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up the sport in grade nine at high school. |
Why this sport? |
She used to practise Japanese martial art kendo, which is similar to fencing. |
Club / Team |
Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank: Gifu, JPN |
Name of coach |
Oleksandr Gorbachuk |
Coach from which country? |
Ukraine |
Handedness |
Right |
International Debut |
Year |
2005 |
Competing for |
Japan |
Location |
Barcelona |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
She was presented the Honorary Award from Echizen City after she won gold in team epee and silver in individual epee at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. (city.echizen.lg.jp, 15 Jan 2011) |