is a Japanese rower. She was born in Nagano Prefecture. She competed in the Women's lightweight double sculls at the 2012 Summer Olympics, reaching the semi-finals with her teammate

Atsumi Fukumoto is a Japanese rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connecte ...

and ranking 12th overall. She competed in the same event at the

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, 2004 and

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Summer Olympics, finishing 9th, 14th and 13th respectively. She won a silver medal in the Women's double sculls at the 2002 Asian Games. She also won a silver medal in the Women's lightweight double sculls at the

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, and another silver medal in the Women's lightweight double sculls at the 2010 Asian Games.

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* * 1978 births Living people Japanese female rowers Nippon Sport Science University alumni Olympic rowers for Japan Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in rowing Rowers at the 1998 Asian Games Rowers at the 2002 Asian Games Rowers at the 2006 Asian Games Rowers at the 2010 Asian Games Sportspeople from Nagano Prefecture Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-rowing-bio-stub