KITAGUCHI Haruka

Japan
Athletics
16 Mar 1998
23
Female
ASAHIKAWA
 
Japan
TOKYO
 
Japan

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Women's Javelin Throw 12

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Olympic Stadium - Long Throws
Women's Javelin Throw Qualification - Group B
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Long Throws
Women's Javelin Throw Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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World Athletics Championships
YearLocationJavelin Throw
2019Doha, QATQual. (60.84)

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020
RankYearEventCompetitionLocationResult
12020Javelin ThrowWorld Athletics Continental TourTokyo, JPN59.38
62021Javelin ThrowWorld Athletics Continental TourOstrava, CZE57.49

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020
RankYearEventCompetitionLocationResult
22019Javelin ThrowWorld ChallengeOsaka, JPN60.00
52017Javelin ThrowWorld ChallengeKawasaki, JPN59.59
72018Javelin ThrowWorld ChallengeOsaka, JPN58.38


Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final
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Athlete, Office Worker
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Sports Science - Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo, JPN
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Japanese
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Japan Airlines [JAL] [Japan]
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David Sekerak [personal], CZE, from 2019
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She was troubled by an injury to her right elbow during university. (jiji.com, 21 May 2020)
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She took up the javelin throw in 2014 during grade 11 of high school. (sanspo.com, 18 Jun 2020)
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She initially competed in badminton and swimming while in primary school and middle school. She was encouraged to get involved in the javelin throw by the athletics coach at Asahikawa Higashi High School in Japan. (sanspo.com, 18 Jun 2020; jiji.com, 21 May 2020)
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To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (sportsbull.jp, 20 Jan 2020)
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Coach David Sekerak. (jiji.com, 21 May 2020)
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"My mother always says, 'If you laugh, blessings will come your way', so I always try my best to keep smiling no matter how hard it is." (sportsbull.jp, 20 Jan 2020)
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She received a Special Award at the 2019 Japan Association of Athletics Federations [JAAF] Athletics Awards in Japan. (jaaf.or.jp, 05 Dec 2019)

She was given a Rookie Award at the 2015 JAAF Athletics Awards in Japan. (JAAF YouTube channel, 23 Dec 2015)

General Interest

General
FOREIGN COACH
After struggling to find a full-time coach in her native Japan, she began working with Czech coach David Sekerak following their first meeting at an international training event in Finland in November 2018. She travelled to the Czech Republic to train with him in early 2019 and again in early 2020, but predominantly communicates with the Czech coach through a translation app on her phone. "I used to wait for someone to support me, but it didn't go as I expected. I realised that it was important to approach someone myself. I immediately sent an email to contact them and went to the Czech Republic alone for a month in February 2019. I don't just say, 'Yes' to what my coach says, instead we talk about it. I try to say what I want to say and tell him my thoughts. Due to the time difference, we often get a reply in the middle of the night just before going to bed. The languages ??we speak are also different. Even so, it's not a pain because it's a deep bond. Last year [speaking in 2020], I was able to get good results. It's a great support for me, and I'm confident in my practice. It's a very good relationship." (sanspo.com, 18 Jun 2020; jiji.com, 21 May 2020; sp.mainichi.jp, 13 Apr 2020)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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