Japan
Born in Japan, Hiraku Fukuoka started triathlon at the age of 20.
she started swimming at the age of three. Her friend who worked together told her about triathlon when she was university student, so she became interested in triathlon.
When she was in college, she majored in Agriculture , science, and chemistry. Also she got some teachers license at that time.
After she graduated university,
In 2016, Hiraku got her first podium at the U23 Asian championships. In2017 she was able to repeat that result. In October of the same year, she got 6 th at the Weihai world triathlon cup which she experienced for the first time.
