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{{Infobox short track speed skater
| name           = Ayuko Ito
| image          =
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| caption        =
| country        = {{JPN}}
| club           =
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1986|9|29|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Hamamatsu]], [[Japan]]
| height         = {{height|ft=5|in=3}}
| weight         = {{convert|119|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
| worlds         = 2
| highestranking = 8 (1000m)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCompetition |[[World Short Track Speed Skating Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2013 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships|2013 Debrecen]]|[[2013 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships&nbsp;– Women's 3000 metre relay|3000&nbsp;m relay]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2017 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships|2017 Rotterdam]]|3000&nbsp;m relay}}
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Ayuko Ito'''|伊藤 亜由子|Itō Ayuko|born 29 September 1986}} is a Japanese [[Short track speed skating|short-track speed-skater]].

Ito competed at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] for Japan. She finished third in her opening round race of the  [[Short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Women's 1000 metres|1000 metres]], failing to advance and placing 18th. She was also a member of the [[Short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Women's 3000 metre relay|3000 metre relay]] team, which finished third in the semifinals and fourth in the B Final, ending up seventh overall.<ref name="sportsrefprofile">{{cite web |title=Sports Reference Profile|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/it/ayuko-ito-1.html}}</ref>

As of 2013, Ito has won one bronze medal at the [[World Short Track Speed Skating Championships|World Championships]], as a member of the Japanese relay team in [[2013 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships|2013]]. Her best individual result is 9th, in the [[2012 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships|2012]] 1500 metres.<ref name="isuprofile">{{cite web |title=ISU Biography|url=http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Bio.aspx?ath=6791}}</ref>

As of 2013, Ito has ten [[ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup]] podium finishes, all as part of the Japanese relay team. Her best result is a silver medal, achieved three times.  Her best World Cup ranking is eighth, in the 1000 metres in [[2011–12 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup|2011–12]].<ref name=isuprofile/>

==World Cup Podiums==
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|Date
!Season
!Location
!Rank
!Event
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|{{date|October 28, 2007}} || [[2007–08 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup|2007–08]] || [[Kobe]] || {{bronze3}} || 3000m Relay
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|{{date|September 27, 2009}} || [[2008–09 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup|2008–09]] || [[Seoul]] || {{silver2}} || 3000m Relay
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|{{date|October 30, 2011}} || [[2011–12 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup|2011–12]] || [[Saguenay, Quebec|Saguenay]] || {{bronze3}} || 3000m Relay
|-
|{{date|December 4, 2011}} || [[2011–12 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup|2011–12]] || [[Nagoya]] || {{silver2}} || 3000m Relay
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|{{date|December 11, 2011}} || [[2011–12 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup|2011–12]] || [[Shanghai]] || {{bronze3}} || 3000m Relay
|-
|{{date|February 12, 2012}} || [[2011–12 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup|2011–12]] || [[Dordrecht]] || {{bronze3}} || 3000m Relay
|-
|{{date|October 21, 2012}} || [[2012–13 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup|2012–13]] || [[Calgary]] || {{bronze3}} || 3000m Relay
|-
|{{date|October 28, 2012}} || [[2012–13 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup|2012–13]] || [[Montreal]] || {{bronze3}} || 3000m Relay
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|{{date|December 2, 2012}} || [[2012–13 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup|2012–13]] || [[Nagoya]] || {{bronze3}} || 3000m Relay
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|{{date|December 9, 2012}} || [[2012–13 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup|2012–13]] || [[Shanghai]] || {{silver2}} || 3000m Relay
|}

==References==
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[[Category:1986 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Japanese short track speed skaters]]
[[Category:Female short track speed skaters]]
[[Category:Olympic short track speed skaters of Japan]]
[[Category:Short track speed skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Short track speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in short track speed skating]]
[[Category:Short track speed skaters at the 2007 Asian Winter Games]]
[[Category:Short track speed skaters at the 2011 Asian Winter Games]]
[[Category:People from Hamamatsu]]

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