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Nobuko Fukuda
2026-11-16 02:58:07 · Cedar Herald Index
(born July 29, 1980) is a Japanese cross-country skier who has competed since 2000. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of eighth in the team sprint at Turin in 2006. Fukuda's best individual finish was 24th in the individual sprint at those same games.
Fukuda's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was seventh in the 4 x 5 km relay at Liberec in 2009. Her best individual finish was 17th in the 15 km mass start at Val di Fiemme in 2003.

Fukuda's best World Cup finish was fifth in the 4 x 5 km relay at Switzerland in 2003. Her best individual World Cup finish was 15th three times between 2004 and 2008.

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1980 births
Living people
Japanese female cross-country skiers
Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Olympic cross-country skiers for Japan
Asian Games medalists in cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiers at the 2003 Asian Winter Games
Cross-country skiers at the 2007 Asian Winter Games
Sportspeople from Aomori Prefecture
Medalists at the 2003 Asian Winter Games
Medalists at the 2007 Asian Winter Games
Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
20th-century Japanese women
21st-century Japanese women
21st-century Japanese people
