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Koko Tsurumi 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Personal information Full name: Koko Tsurumi Alternative name(s): 鶴見 虹子 Country Represented:  Japan Date of birth: September 28, 1992 (1992-09-28) (age 17) Height: 140 centimetres (4 ft 7 in) Weight: 32 kilograms (71 lb) Discipline: Women's artistic gymnastics Level: Senior Years on National Team: 2006 - Club: Asahi Seimei Gymnastic Club Head coach(es): Chieko Tsukahara

Medal record World Championships Silver 2009 London Uneven Bars Bronze 2009 London All-Around

Koko 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 and uneven bars silver medalist.

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. The previous Japanese woman gymnast to win a World medal was Keiko Ikeda at the 1966 World Championships, where she had also won uneven bars silver and all-around bronze as well as team bronze.

Competitive highlights

• 2009 World Championships - Balance Beam - 6th
• 2009 World Championships - Uneven Bars - 2nd
• 2009 World Championships - Individual All-Around - 3rd
• 2008 Summer Olympics - Team Competition - 5th
• 2008 Summer Olympics - Individual All-Around - 17th
• 2008 Summer Olympics - Balance Beam - 8th

References

• EPSN Athlete bio

External links

• Koko Tsurumi at Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique