Midori Ito
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Midori Ito (伊藤みどり, Itō Midori, born 13 August 1969) is a retired Japanese figure skater. She is the 1989 World champion[1] and the 1992 Olympic silver medalist.[2] She is the first woman to land a triple-triple jump combination and a triple Axel in competition.[3][4] At the 1988 Calgary Olympics, she became the first woman to land seven triple jumps in an Olympic free skating competition.[5][6] She is widely recognised as one of the best figure skaters of all time.
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Born | (1969-08-13) 13 August 1969 (age 54) Nagoya, Aichi, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.45 m (4 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kanji | 伊藤みどり | ||||
Kana | いとう みどり | ||||
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