Ayumi Fukushima Explained

Ayumi Fukushima 福島あゆみ
Birth Date:	June 22, 1983
Birth Place:	Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Sport:	Breakdancing

,^[1] also known as Ayumi, 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.^[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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022 World Games: DanceSports Breaking Results Book. World Games. 17 July 2022. 20 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230720235417/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=DanceSports%20Breaking.pdf. dead.
2. Web site: Ami Yuasa wins World Games gold as Ayumi Fukushima finishes third. The Japan Times. 12 July 2022. 17 July 2022.
3. News: Berkeley . Geoff . 10 July 2022 . Egyptian sumo team banned from World Games over "poor sportsmanship" . . 12 July 2022.
4. Web site: Ayumi Fukushima wins all-Japanese final at breakdancing worlds. The Japan Times. 5 December 2021. 17 July 2022.
5. Web site: How Ayumi Fukushima proved B-Girls belong on the Red Bull BC One stage. Red Bull. 31 March 2020. Adrian. Back. 17 July 2022.
6. Web site: Gallagher . Jack . 2024-08-10 . B-girl Ami Wins Historic Gold in Women's Breaking at the Paris Olympics JAPAN Forward . 2024-08-10 . japan-forward.com . en-US.