Kōko Tsurumi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
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Full name | Kōko Tsurumi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alternative name(s) | 鶴見 虹子 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Tokyo, Japan |
September 28, 1992 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 140 cm (4 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 32 kg (71 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2006 - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Asahi Seimei Gymnastic Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Sergei Butsula | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former coach(es) | Chieko Tsukahara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Choreographer | Alina Kozich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Japanese name | |||||
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Kanji | 鶴見 虹子 | ||||
Hiragana | つるみ こうこ | ||||
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Romanization | TSURUMI Kōko |
Kōko Tsurumi (鶴見虹子 Tsurumi Kōko?) (born September 28, 1992) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. She is the 2009 World all-around bronze medalist, uneven bars silver medalist, and a two-time Olympian (2008, 2012).
Tsurumi was a member of the 2008 Japanese Olympic Team. The women's gymnastics team placed 5th in team competition. Individually, Tsurumi placed 17th in the all-around final and 8th in the balance beam event final.
Tsurumi competed at the 2009 American Cup and placed 7th all-around.
At the 2009 World Championships in London, Koko Tsurumi competed a historic performance to win the individual all-around bronze medal. During event finals, Tsurumi won the silver medal on uneven bars and placed 6th on balance beam. Tsurumi is the first Japanese woman gymnast to win a World Championships medal in 43 years.
Koko competed at the 2010 Japan Cup and placed second all-around behind Ksenia Afanasyeva. At that competition, Tsurumi scored a 15.400 on uneven bars. She debuted a new bars routine with an ono turn to half turn connected to a Tkachev and an ono turn connected to a Jaegar. At the 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Tsurumi experienced problems with consistency and failed to make any event finals and placed 21st in the All Around, behind countrywoman Rie Tanaka.