Yūka Setō
Yūka Setō 勢藤 優花 | |
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Country | Japan |
Born | Kamikawa, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan | 22 February 1997
Ski club | Hokkaido Hi-Tech AC Club |
World Cup career | |
Seasons | 2015–present |
Team wins | 2 |
Team podiums | 2 |
Indiv. starts | 58 |
Team starts | 2 |
Updated on 2 July 2018. |
Yūka Setō (勢藤 優花, Setō Yūka, born 22 February 1997) is a Japanese ski jumper.[1] She has competed at World Cup level since the 2014/15 season, with her best individual result being fourth place in Oberstdorf on 25 March 2018. Her younger sister Rio Setō has also competed at World Cup level.
Representing the Japanese national team, Yūka won a bronze medal in the women's team competition at the 2015 Junior World Championships in Almaty. She also won the first ever women's World Cup team competition in Hinterzarten on 16 December 2017, with her team-mates Yuki Ito, Kaori Iwabuchi, and Sara Takanashi.[2]
References[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yuka Seto. |
- ^ Yūka Setō at the International Ski Federation. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Japan leaps to team crown". The Japan Times. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Hokkaido
- Japanese female ski jumpers
- Ski jumpers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Olympic ski jumpers of Japan
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