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Junna Tsukii
Personal information
Full nameJunna Villanueva Tsukii
Born (1991-09-30) 30 September 1991 (age 33)
Pasay, Philippines
Sport
CountryPhilippines
SportKarate
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Philippines
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Kumite 50 kg
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Manila Kumite 50 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Kumite 50 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Team kumite

Junna Villanueva Tsukii (born 30 September 1991)[1] is a Filipino-Japanese karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's kumite 50 kg event at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.

Career

In 2018, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 50 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1][2]

In 2019, she won the gold medal in the women's kumite 50 kg event at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.[3] In 2017, she won one of the bronze medals in this event.[2] That year she also won one of the bronze medals in the team kumite event.[2]

Personal life

She was born in Pasay, Philippines and she moved to Japan when she was three years old.[4] She studied at Takushoku University in Tokyo, Japan.[4]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2017 Southeast Asian Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3rd Kumite 50 kg
3rd Team kumite
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 3rd Kumite 50 kg
2019 Southeast Asian Games Manila, Philippines 1st Kumite 50 kg

References

  1. ^ a b "Karate Results" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Giongco, Mark (24 December 2019). "No shortage of struggle for Olympics chasing Tsukii". Inquirer Sports. Retrieved 24 April 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Karate Results" (PDF). 2019 Southeast Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b Atencio, Peter (2 April 2020). "Fil-Japanese karate bet stays in shape at home". Manila Standard. Retrieved 24 April 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)