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Komaki Kikuchi

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Komaki Kikuchi
Native name菊池小巻
Born (1997-02-22) 22 February 1997 (age 27)
Kumamoto, Japan
Sport
CountryJapan
WeaponFoil
HandLeft-handed
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Women's foil
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Team
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Milan Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Asian Fencing Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Chiba Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Kuwait City Team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Kuwait City Individual

Komaki Kikuchi (born 22 February 1997)[1] is a Japanese fencer. She won the gold medal in the women's team foil event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1]

In 2019, she won the gold medal in the women's team foil event at the Asian Fencing Championships held in Chiba, Japan.[2] In the same year, she also competed in the women's foil event at the World Fencing Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She was eliminated in her first match by Julia Walczyk of Poland.

At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Kikuchi won the bronze medal in the women's team foil event; it marked Japan's first ever medal in the event.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Fencing Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  2. ^ "2019 Asian Fencing Championships – Women's team foil" (PDF). Asian Fencing. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Olympics: Japan wins 1st ever women's team foil medal in Paris". Kyodo News. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
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