Ayako Kimura
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | [1] Hiroshima, Japan[2] | 11 June 1988
Alma mater | Yokohama National University[3] |
Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[3] |
Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 100 m hurdles, 200 m |
Club | Edion, Hiroshima |
Coached by | Manabu Kawagoe[3] |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 200 m – 25.00 (2017) 100 mH – 13.03 (2013)[1] |
Ayako Kimura (木村 文子, Kimura Ayako, born 11 June 1988) is a Japanese hurdler. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 100 meter hurdles, and failed to reach the final. She won a gold, a bronze and a silver medal in this event at the Asian championships in 2013, 2015 and 2017, respectively.
Competition record
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Japan | |||||
2011 | Asian Championships | Kobe, Japan | 4th | 100 m hurdles | 13.26 |
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 37th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.75 |
2013 | Asian Championships | Pune, India | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 13.25 |
2014 | Continental Cup | Marrakech, Morocco | 6th | 100 m hurdles | 13.17 |
Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 13.25 | |
2015 | Asian Championships | Wuhan, China | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 13.41 |
2017 | Asian Championships | Bhubaneswar, India | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 13.30 |
World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 23rd (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.29 | |
2019 | Asian Championships | Doha, Qatar | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 13.13 |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 28th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.19 | |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 34th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.25 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ayako Kimura at World Athletics
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ayako Kimura". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "Ayako Kimura". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012.
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ayako Kimura.
- Ayako Kimura at World Athletics
- Ayako Kimura at JAAF (in Japanese)
- Ayako Kimura – Tokyo 2020 at JAAF (in Japanese)
- Ayako Kimura at Olympedia (archive)
- Ayako Kimura at Olympics.com
- Ayako Kimura – Tokyo 2020 at the Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese) (in English)
- Ayako Kimura – London 2012 at the Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese) (in English)
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
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