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Junko Yaginuma (八木沼 純子, Yaginuma Junko, born April 1, 1973)[1] is a Japanese former figure skater who is now a figure skating commentator. She is the 1993 Winter Universiade champion and a two-time World Junior silver medalist (1988–89). She placed 14th at the 1988 Winter Olympics.[2]

This biography of a living person relies too much on references to primary sources. (September 2007)

Junko Yaginuma
Personal information
Country represented	Japan
Born	(1973-04-01) April 1, 1973 (age 49) Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.59 m (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)[1]
Former skating club	Shinagawa High School, Tokyo
Retired	1995

Japanese name
Kanji	八木沼純子
Kana	やぎぬま じゅんこ
Transcriptions Romanization Yaginuma Junko

Yaginuma guest-starred as herself in the fourth episode of Juken Sentai Gekiranger, teaching the Gekirangers how to ice skate.

Results

International[2]
Event	86–87	87–88	88–89	89–90	90–91	91–92	92–93	93–94	94–95
Olympics		14th
Worlds		21st	15th	12th	11th	19th	25th		12th
Skate America				4th		8th
Skate Canada					5th
Inter. de Paris								8th
NHK Trophy				6th	8th	5th	12th		3rd
Nebelhorn				3rd
Universiade							1st
International: Junior
Junior Worlds	7th	2nd	2nd
National
Japan Champ.		2nd	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	4th	2nd

References

External links

• Junko Yaginuma official blog

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