Miwa Fukuhara (福原 美和, Fukuhara Miwa, born December 13, 1944) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She is a two-time Winter Universiade champion[1] and a six-time Japanese national champion. She finished 21st in the 1960 Winter Olympic Games, and 5th in the 1964 Winter Olympic Games.[2]
Miwa Fukuhara | |
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![]() Miwa Fukuhara at the 1960 Olympics | |
Personal information | |
Country represented | Japan |
Born | (1944-12-13) December 13, 1944 (age 77) Tokyo, Japan |
Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) |
Former skating club | Fujimura Junior High School, Tokyo Waseda University |
Retired | 1967 |
After retiring from competition, Fukuhara became a coach.[3] She is a member of the founding family of Shiseido.
International | |||||||||||
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Event | 56–57 | 57–58 | 58–59 | 59–60 | 60–61 | 61–62 | 62–63 | 63–64 | 64–65 | 65–66 | 66–67 |
Olympics | 21st | 5th | |||||||||
Worlds | 14th | 9th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 8th | WD | ||||
Universiade | 1st | 1st | |||||||||
National | |||||||||||
Japanese | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd |
WD = Withdrew |
Japan champions in figure skating – Ladies' singles | |
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