Yuki Fukushima

Yūki Fukushima
Personal information
Born (1993-05-06) 6 May 1993
Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Coached byKei Nakashima
Mizuki Fujii
Women's doubles
Highest ranking1 (with Sayaka Hirota, 21 June 2018)
Current ranking6 (with Mayu Matsumoto, 27 January 2026)
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
2017 Glasgow Women's doubles
2018 Nanjing Women's doubles
2019 Basel Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
2019 Nanning Mixed team
2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Uber Cup
2018 Bangkok Women's team
2020 Aarhus Women's team
2022 Bangkok Women's team
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team
2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's doubles
2022 Hangzhou Women's doubles
2022 Hangzhou Women's team
Asian Championships
2018 Wuhan Women's doubles
2023 Dubai Women's doubles
2019 Wuhan Women's doubles
2022 Manila Women's doubles
Asia Team Championships
2018 Alor Setar Women's team
2020 Manila Women's team

Yuki Fukushima (福島由紀, Fukushima Yūki; born 6 May 1993) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with Gifu Bluvic. She reached the World No. 1 ranking in women's doubles with her former partner Sayaka Hirota, and is a two-time Asian Champion. She has secured three silver medals at the BWF World Championships and two bronze medals at the Asian Games. Fukushima received the 2017 Most Improved Player of the Year award from the Badminton World Federation.

Fukushima has contributed to several historic victories of the Japanese national team. Her performance helped Japan win the 2018 Uber Cup. Her tenure with the national squad also yielded a gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games, as well as consecutive titles at the Asian Women's Team Championships in 2018 and 2020. She and Hirota ended their partnership in 2024.