Yuriko Fujii
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 December 1972 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boccia |
Medal record | |
Yuriko Fujii (born 1 December 1972) is a Japanese boccia player. She won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the mixed pairs BC1-2 boccia event and a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the mixed team BC1-2 boccia event.[1]
Career
Fujii and her teammates Takayuki Hirose, Takayuki Kitani, and Hidetaka Sugimura helped secure Japan's first ever silver medal in Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[2][3] The following Paralympic Games, Fujii, Hirose, and Takumi Nakamura won a bronze medal in the mixed team BC1-2 boccia event.[4] Fujii won another bronze medal the following year at the 2022 Boccia World Championships.[5]
References
- ^ "Yuriko Fujii". Paralympics. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Japan boccia squad claims silver medal in Rio". Japan Times. 13 September 2016. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Japan clinches first medal in boccia at Rio Paralympics". Mainichi Shimbun. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020: Takeaways from boccia". Paralympics. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "14 countries medaled in the individual matches of the Rio de Janeiro 2022 World Boccia Championships". rio2022boccia.com. 11 December 2022. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.