Saeko Okayama
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Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 12 April 1982 Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan[1] | (age 42)||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Waseda University | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Long jump | ||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 100 m: 11.67 s (2012) 200 m: 24.23 s (2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Saeko Okayama (岡山 沙英子, Okayama Saeko, born 12 April 1982 in Hiroshima Prefecture) is a Japanese long jumper. She holds a personal best jump of 6.59 metres. She was a bronze medalist at the 2011 Asian Championships and a three-time national champion at the Japanese Championships.[2]
Her mother Emiko Koumaru is also a former Long jumper, having competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. She was also the 1966 Japanese Championships champion and former Japanese record holder.[3]
Personal bests
[edit]Event | Performance | Competition | Venue | Date | Notes |
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100 m | 11.67 s (wind: +2.0 m/s) | Hiroshima Championships | Hiroshima, Japan | 23 June 2012 | |
11.60 s (wind: +2.7 m/s) | Hiroshima Championships | Hiroshima, Japan | 23 June 2012 | Wind-assisted | |
200 m | 24.23 s (wind: +2.0 m/s) | Beach Classic | Norwalk, United States | 2 March 2013 | |
Long jump | 6.59 m (wind: -0.3 m/s) | Japanese Championships | Chōfu, Japan | 7 June 2013 | |
6.67 m (wind: +4.1 m/s) | Golden Grand Prix | Kawasaki, Japan | 6 May 2012 | Wind-assisted |
International competition
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
1999 | World Youth Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 5th | 4×100 m relay | 46.51 s (relay leg: 4th) |
7th | Long jump | 5.86 m (wind: -0.7 m/s) | |||
2000 | World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 22nd | 100 m | 12.22 s (wind: +0.3 m/s) |
2009 | East Asian Games | Hong Kong, China | 2nd | Long jump | 6.28 m (wind: +0.1 m/s) |
2011 | Asian Championships | Kobe, Japan | 3rd | Long jump | 6.51 m (wind: +0.2 m/s) |
2013 | Asian Championships | Pune, India | 4th | Long jump | 6.27 m (wind: -0.7 m/s) |
2015 | DécaNation | Paris, France | 5th | Long jump | 6.06 m (wind: 0.0 m/s) |
National titles
[edit]- National Championships
- National Sports Festival
- 100 m: 1999 (U19)
- Long jump: 1999 (U19), 2010, 2011, 2015
- National Corporate Championships
- Long jump: 2007
- National High School Championships
- Long jump: 2000
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Statistical Reference Files for the 19th Asian Championships in HYOGO・KOBE 2011 − Women Long Jump" (PDF). JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
External links
[edit]- Saeko Okayama at World Athletics
- Saeko Okayama at JAAF (in Japanese)