Junko Nishimuro

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Junko Nishimuro
Curler
Born
Junko Sonobe

(1980-12-21) December 21, 1980 (age 43)
Karuizawa, Nagano
Team
Curling clubKaruizawa CC,
Karuizawa
SkipMiyu Ueno
ThirdAsuka Kanai
SecondJunko Nishimuro
LeadYui Ueno
AlternateMone Ryokawa
Mixed doubles
partner		Saturo Tsukamoto
Curling career
Member Association Japan
World Championship
appearances		2 (2006, 2024)
Pacific-Asia Championship
appearances		1 (2005)
Medal record
Women's Curling
Representing  Japan
Asian Winter Games
Silver medal – second place 2007 Changchun
Pacific-Asia Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Taipei
Representing Nagano
Japan Curling Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Tokoro
Gold medal – first place 2024 Sapporo
Silver medal – second place 2003 Karuizawa
Silver medal – second place 2006 Aomori
Silver medal – second place 2007 Moseushi
Silver medal – second place 2008 Karuizawa
Silver medal – second place 2023 Tokoro
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Tokoro
Representing Yamanashi
Japan Curling Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Nayoro
Silver medal – second place 2016 Aomori
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tokoro
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Karuizawa

Junko Nishimuro (西室淳子, Nishimuro Junko, born December 21, 1980 as Junko Sonobe) is a Japanese curler from Otsuki, Yamanashi.[1] She is the second on the SC Karuizawa Club curling team, which is skipped by Asuka Kanai. At the international level, she represented Japan at the 2005 Pacific Curling Championships and the 2006 World Women's Curling Championship as a result of winning the 2005 Japan Curling Championships.[2]

Career[edit]

Nishimuro won her first Japan Curling Championships title in 2005 with teammates Yukako Tsuchiya, Tomoko Sonobe, Chiemi Kameyama and Mitsuki Sato.[3] She had previously won silver in 2003 and bronze in 1998. This qualified the team to represent Japan at the 2005 Pacific Curling Championships in Taipei, Chinese Taipei. Through the round robin, the team placed second with a 4–1 record. They then beat New Zealand in the semifinal and China's Wang Bingyu in the final to win the gold medal.[4] With the win, they qualified for the 2006 World Women's Curling Championship in Grande Prairie, Alberta. At the Worlds, the team struggled, finishing eleventh out of twelve teams with a 3–8 record.[5]

In 2007, the Tsuchiya rink represented Japan at the 2007 Asian Winter Games. After the double round robin, they finished first with a 5–1 record. This earned them a bye to the championship final where they were defeated by South Korea, earning the silver medal.[6]

Nishimuro would not win another national title until 2018, where as the alternate for the Tori Koana team, they defeated the Ayumi Ogasawara rink in the championship final.[7] Nishimuro previously threw fourth stones on the Fujikyu team from 2015 to 2017, earning two bronze medals and one silver at the Japanese championship. Despite winning the Japanese championship, Nishimuro did not participate in the 2018 World Women's Curling Championship with the team and was instead replaced by Kaho Onodera of Team Ogasawara.

During the 2018–19 season, Team Koana were named as the Japanese representatives at the third leg of the 2018–19 Curling World Cup.[8] At the event, they finished with a 2–4 record.[9]

Personal life[edit]

Nishimuro was previously employed at Fujikyu during her time with Team Koana. She was previously a speed skater before switching to curling in junior high school.[2] She is currently self employed at a curling supplies store.[1]

Teams[edit]

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
1997–98[10] Yukako Tsuchiya Yuka Kobayashi Mika Yoda Tomoko Sonobe Junko Sonobe
2002–03 Yukako Tsuchiya Junko Sonobe Tomoko Sonobe Chiemi Kameyama Mitsuki Sato
2004–05 Yukako Tsuchiya Junko Sonobe Tomoko Sonobe Chiemi Kameyama Mitsuki Sato
2005–06 Yukako Tsuchiya Junko Sonobe Tomoko Sonobe Chiemi Kameyama Mitsuki Sato
2006–07 Yukako Tsuchiya Junko Sonobe Tomoko Sonobe Mitsuki Sato Miyuki Sato
2007–08 Yukako Tsuchiya Junko Sonobe Tomoko Sonobe Mitsuki Sato Miyuki Sato
2012–13 Tori Koana Junko Nishimuro Midori Hachimaru Riko Toyoda Yuji Nishimuro
2013–14 Junko Nishimuro (Fourth) Tori Koana (Skip) Midori Hachimaru Riko Toyoda
2014–15 Junko Nishimuro (Fourth) Tori Koana (Skip) Misato Yanagisawa Riko Toyoda
2015–16 Junko Nishimuro (Fourth) Misato Yanagisawa Tori Koana (Skip) Riko Toyoda Yuna Kotani
2016–17 Junko Nishimuro (Fourth) Tori Koana (Skip) Yuna Kotani Mao Ishigaki Kyoka Kuramitsu
2017–18 Junko Nishimuro (Fourth) Tori Koana (Skip) Yuna Kotani Mao Ishigaki Arisa Kotani
2018–19 Tori Koana Junko Nishimuro Mao Ishigaki Arisa Kotani Yuna Kotani
2019–20 Asuka Kanai Ami Enami Junko Nishimuro Mone Ryokawa
2020–21 Ami Enami Asuka Kanai Junko Nishimuro Mone Ryokawa
2021–22 Asuka Kanai Ami Enami Junko Nishimuro Mone Ryokawa
2022–23 Asuka Kanai Ami Enami Junko Nishimuro Mone Ryokawa
2023–24 Miyu Ueno Asuka Kanai Junko Nishimuro Yui Ueno Mone Ryokawa

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "2024 World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "SC Karuizawa Club". NHK. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "第22回 日本カーリング選手権 JCC 2005" [22nd Japan Curling Championships, JCC 2005]. Japan Curling Association (in Japanese). Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "2005 Pacific Curling Championships". World Curling Federation. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "2006 World Women's Curling Championship". World Curling Federation. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  6. ^ "2007 Asian Winter Games". World Curling Federation. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  7. ^ "2018 Japan Curling Championships". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  8. ^ "Japan picks teams for Curling World Cup leg three". Curling World Cup. January 1, 2019. Archived from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  9. ^ "2018-19/3 Curling World Cup". World Curling Federation. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  10. ^ "Junko Nishimuro Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 12, 2022.

External links[edit]

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