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{{Medal|Competition|[[Asian Speed Skating Championships|Asian Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2012 Asian Speed Skating Championships|2012 Astana]]|Allround}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2011 Asian Speed Skating Championships|2011 Harbin]]|Allround}}
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{{Nihongo|'''Ayaka Kikuchi'''|菊池 彩花|Kikuchi Ayaka|born 28 June 1987}} is a Japanese [[Speed skating|speed skater]].
{{Nihongo|'''Ayaka Kikuchi'''|菊池 彩花|Kikuchi Ayaka|born 28 June 1987}} is a Japanese [[Speed skating|speed skater]].
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In the [[2014 Winter Olympics]] Kikuchi participated in the [[Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres|1500 meters]], finishing 31st, and was part of the [[Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's team pursuit|women's team pursuit]], who finished fourth.
In the [[2014 Winter Olympics]] Kikuchi participated in the [[Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres|1500 meters]], finishing 31st, and was part of the [[Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's team pursuit|women's team pursuit]], who finished fourth.


In 2015 Ayaka Kikuchi became a world champion, when in the [[2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships]] she won the gold medal in the [[2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships – Women's team pursuit|team pursuit]] where she participated together with the sisters [[Miho Takagi (speed skater)|Miho Takagi]] and [[Nana Takagi]].
In 2015 Ayaka Kikuchi became a world champion, when in the [[2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships]] she won the gold medal in the [[2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships – Women's team pursuit|team pursuit]] where she participated together with the sisters [[Miho Takagi (speed skater)|Miho]] and [[Nana Takagi]].

In 2018, Kikuchi was part of the Japanese team that won the Olympics [[Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's team pursuit|women team pursuit]] gold medal.<ref name=fielding>{{citation |last=Fielding |first=Gus |title=Miho Takagi overjoyed after claiming coveted gold medal in team pursuit |newspaper=[[The Japan Times]] |date=February 22, 2018 |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/02/22/olympics/winter-olympics/olympics-speedskating/miho-takagi-overjoyed-claiming-coveted-gold-medal-team-pursuit/#.Wo5O-einFD8 |access-date=February 22, 2018 |archive-date=April 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426155959/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/02/22/olympics/winter-olympics/olympics-speedskating/miho-takagi-overjoyed-claiming-coveted-gold-medal-team-pursuit/#.Wo5O-einFD8 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Personal records==
==Personal records==
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!Distance!!Result!!Date!!Location
!Distance!!Result!!Date!!Location
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|500 m||39.80||7 January 2012||align="left"|[[Alau Ice Palace|Astana]]
|500 m||39.80||7 January 2012||align="left"|[[Alau Ice Palace]], Astana
|- style="text-align:right;"
|- style="text-align:right;"
|1000 m||1:19.10||27 December 2011||align="left"|[[Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval|Obihiro]]
|1000 m||1:19.10||27 December 2011||align="left"|[[Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval]], Obihiro
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|- style="text-align:right;"
|1500 m||1:58.06||19 February 2011||align="left"|[[Utah Olympic Oval|Salt Lake City]]
|1500 m||1:54.12||21 November 2015||align="left"|[[Utah Olympic Oval]], Salt Lake City
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|- style="text-align:right;"
|3000 m||4:11.86||12 February 2011||align="left"|[[Olympic Oval|Calgary]]
|3000 m||4:11.86||12 February 2011||align="left"|[[Olympic Oval]], Calgary
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|- style="text-align:right;"
|5000 m||7:13.69||18 February 2011||align="left"|[[Utah Olympic Oval|Salt Lake City]]
|5000 m||7:13.69||18 February 2011||align="left"|Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
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==Honours==
*[[Medals of Honor (Japan)|Medal with Purple Ribbon]] (2018)

==See also==
* [[World record progression team pursuit speed skating women]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
* [http://speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=17&s=1623 Ayaka Kikuchi at Speedskatingresults.com]
* [http://www.speedskatingnews.info/?page_id=814&skater=11218 Ayaka Kikuchi at SpeedSkatingNews.info]
*[http://speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=17&s=1623 Ayaka Kikuchi at Speedskatingresults.com]
*[http://www.speedskatingnews.info/?page_id=814&skater=11218 Ayaka Kikuchi at SpeedSkatingNews.info]


{{Footer Olympic Champions Team Pursuit Women}}
{{Footer World Single Distance Champions Team Pursuit Speed Skating Women}}
{{Footer World Single Distance Champions Team Pursuit Speed Skating Women}}


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Latest revision as of 23:12, 16 November 2024

Ayaka Kikuchi
Kikuchi (right) at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Born (1987-06-28) 28 June 1987 (age 37)
Japan
Sport
CountryJapan
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Women's speed skating
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Team pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Heerenveen Team pursuit
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Astana Allround
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Harbin Allround

Ayaka Kikuchi (菊池 彩花, Kikuchi Ayaka, born 28 June 1987) is a Japanese speed skater.

Biography

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Kikuchi won bronze at the 2011 Asian Speed Skating Championships and silver at the 2012 Asian Speed Skating Championships. With these results she qualified for the World Allround Speed Skating Championships in both 2011 (finished 22nd) and 2012 (finished 19th).

In the 2014 Winter Olympics Kikuchi participated in the 1500 meters, finishing 31st, and was part of the women's team pursuit, who finished fourth.

In 2015 Ayaka Kikuchi became a world champion, when in the 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships she won the gold medal in the team pursuit where she participated together with the sisters Miho and Nana Takagi.

In 2018, Kikuchi was part of the Japanese team that won the Olympics women team pursuit gold medal.[1]

Personal records

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Distance Result Date Location
500 m 39.80 7 January 2012 Alau Ice Palace, Astana
1000 m 1:19.10 27 December 2011 Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval, Obihiro
1500 m 1:54.12 21 November 2015 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
3000 m 4:11.86 12 February 2011 Olympic Oval, Calgary
5000 m 7:13.69 18 February 2011 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City

Honours

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Fielding, Gus (February 22, 2018), "Miho Takagi overjoyed after claiming coveted gold medal in team pursuit", The Japan Times, archived from the original on April 26, 2019, retrieved February 22, 2018


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