Akiko Kitamura

Japanese name
Kanji	北村明子
Kana	きたむら あきこ
Transcriptions Romanization Kitamura Akiko

Akiko Kitamura
Personal information
Country represented	Japan
Born	November 23, 1988 Kyoto, Japan
Height	1.51 m (4 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Former coach	Mie Hamada
Former choreographer	Tom Dickson
Skating club	Daigo Kyoto City Club
Began skating	1995
Retired	2011
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	132.86 2005 JGP Canada
Short program	47.14 2005 JGP Canada
Free skate	89.16 2004 JGP Romania

Akiko Kitamura (北村 明子 Kitamura Akiko, born November 23, 1988)^[1] is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She won two gold medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit and qualified for three ISU Junior Grand Prix Finals. She represented Japan at the 2005 World Junior Championships and the 2006 Four Continents Championships.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2005–2006 [2]	Music by Shakira	Poeta by Vicente Amigo

Competitive highlights

International[1]
Event	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07
Four Continents				9th
Junior Worlds			14th
JGP Final		8th	6th	8th
JGP Canada				1st
JGP Czech Republic		3rd
JGP Hungary			4th
JGP Norway					9th
JGP Poland		2nd		2nd
JGP Romania			1st
National[1]
Japan Champ.			5th	10th
Japan Jr. Champ.	7th	14th
WD = Withdrew

References

1. "Akiko KITAMURA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014.
2. "Akiko KITAMURA: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010.

External links

• Akiko Kitamura at the International Skating Union