Ayuko Ito

{{Short description|Japanese short-track speed-skater (born 1986)}}

{{Infobox speed skater

| sport = Short track speed skating

| name = Ayuko Ito

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| country = {{JPN}}

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| 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 Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2013 Debrecen|3000 m relay}}

{{MedalBronze|2017 Rotterdam|3000 m relay}}

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{{Nihongo|Ayuko Ito|伊藤 亜由子|Itō Ayuko|born 29 September 1986}} is a Japanese short-track speed-skater.

Ito competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Japan. She finished third in her opening round race of the 1000 metres, failing to advance and placing 18th. She was also a member of the 3000 metre relay team, which finished third in the semifinals and fourth in the B Final, ending up seventh overall.{{cite web |title=Sports Reference Profile|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/it/ayuko-ito-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210542/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/it/ayuko-ito-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17}}

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

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.