Junna Tsukii

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Junna Tsukii
Personal information
Full nameJunna Villanueva Tsukii
Born (1991-09-30) 30 September 1991 (age 30)
Pasay, Philippines
Sport
CountryPhilippines
SportKarate
Weight class50 kg
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Philippines
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Kumite 50 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Almaty Kumite 50 kg
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines 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 held in the Philippines.

Career[]

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 her bronze medal match she defeated Paweena Raksachart of Thailand.[1]

In 2019, she won the gold medal in the women's kumite 50 kg event at the Southeast Asian Games held in the Philippines.[3] In 2017, she won one of the bronze medals in this event at the Southeast Asian Games held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2][4] That year, she also won one of the bronze medals in the team kumite event.[2]

In 2021, she won the gold medal in her event at the Karate 1-Premier League event held in Lisbon, Portugal.[5][6] In June 2021, she competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[7] She did not qualify as she was eliminated in her first match by Ivet Goranova of Bulgaria.[7] In November 2021, she competed in the women's 50 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[8] She was eliminated in her second match.[8] In December 2021, she won the silver medal in her event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[9][10]

Personal life[]

She was born in Pasay, Philippines and she moved to Japan when she was three years old.[11] She studied at Takushoku University in Tokyo, Japan.[11]

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
2021 Asian Championships Almaty, Kazakhstan 2nd Kumite 50 kg

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "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.
  3. ^ "Karate Results" (PDF). 2019 Southeast Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Karate Medalists". 2017 Southeast Asian Games. Archived from the original on 1 November 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  5. ^ Shefferd, Neil (2 May 2021). "Tokyo 2020 places still up for grabs following Karate 1-Premier League event in Lisbon". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Olympic qualification remains up for grabs after memorable Karate 1 Premier League Lisbon". World Karate Federation. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  7. ^ a b "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Junna Tsukii suffers early exit in Dubai World Championships". Manila Bulletin. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  9. ^ Burke, Patrick (22 December 2021). "Japan top medal table at Asian Karate Championships in Almaty". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  10. ^ "2021 Asian Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). Sportdata.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  11. ^ a b Atencio, Peter (2 April 2020). "Fil-Japanese karate bet stays in shape at home". Manila Standard. Retrieved 24 April 2020.

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