Ayuko Ito


Ayuko Ito is a Japanese short-track speed-skater.
Ito competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Japan. She finished third in her opening round race of the Short [track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Women's 1000 metres|1000 metres], failing to advance and placing 18th. She was also a member of the Short track [speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Women's 3000 metre relay|3000 metre relay] team, which finished third in the semifinals and fourth in the B Final, ending up seventh overall.
As of 2013, Ito has won one bronze medal at the World [Short Track Speed Skating Championships|World Championships], as a member of the Japanese relay team in 2013 World Short [Track Speed Skating Championships|2013]. Her best individual result is 9th, in the 2012 World [Short Track Speed Skating Championships|2012] 1500 metres.
As of 2013, Ito has ten ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup podium finishes, all as part of the Japanese relay team. Her best result is a silver medal, achieved three times. Her best World Cup ranking is eighth, in the 1000 metres in 2011–12.
She also competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics and the 2018 Winter Olympics.

World Cup podiums

DateSeasonLocationRankEvent
28 October 20072007–08Kobe3000m Relay
27 September 20092008–09Seoul3000m Relay
30 October 20112011–12Saguenay3000m Relay
4 December 20112011–12Nagoya3000m Relay
11 December 20112011–12Shanghai3000m Relay
12 February 20122011–12Dordrecht3000m Relay
21 October 20122012–13Calgary3000m Relay
28 October 20122012–13Montreal3000m Relay
2 December 20122012–13Nagoya3000m Relay
9 December 20122012–13Shanghai3000m Relay