KIMURA Ayako

11 Jun 1988
33
Female
HIROSHIMA
 
Japan
HIROSHIMA
 
Japan

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Women's 100m Hurdles  

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Olympic Stadium - Track
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
YearLocation100m Hurdles
2012London, GBR1R (13.75)

World Athletics Championships
YearLocation100m Hurdles
2019Doha, QATHeats (13.19)
2017London, GBRSF (13.29)

World Relays
YearLocationShuttle Hurdles Relay
2019Yokohama, JPN2nd (55.59)

Asian Championships
YearLocation100m Hurdles
2019Doha, QAT1st (13.13)
2017Bhubaneswar, IND2nd (13.30)

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020
RankYearEventCompetitionLocationResult
32021100m HurdlesWorld Athletics Continental TourTokyo, JPN13.22

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020
RankYearEventCompetitionLocationResult
42018100m HurdlesWorld ChallengeOsaka, JPN13.28
42017100m HurdlesWorld ChallengeKawasaki, JPN13.10
62019100m HurdlesWorld ChallengeOsaka, JPN13.11


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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Kimu (edion.co.jp, 12 Mar 2018)
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Watching sport, spending time in cafes. (edion.co.jp, 12 Mar 2018)
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Athlete, Office Worker, Student
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Education - Yokohama National University, Japan
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English, Japanese
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Edion [Hiroshima, JPN]
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Atsushi Sawayanagi [club], JPN; Andreas Behm [personal]
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She injured her left thigh after tripping over a hurdle in late 2013 and returned to competitive action in March 2014. (nikkansports.com, 07 Jul 2014; jiji.com, 29 Apr 2014)
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She began athletics at age ten at school. (daily.co.jp, 29 Jun 2012)
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She wanted to join a volleyball club having become a fan of the sport after watching it on television and briefly joined two local teams. She was persuaded to take up athletics instead by her friends and family who wanted her to try the sport and she went on to win the long jump event at the National High School Championships. (rikujyokyogi.co.jp, 15 May 2020; daily.co.jp, 29 Jun 2012; pakila.jp, 06 Jun 2012)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (tss-tv.co.jp, 25 Aug 2020)
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She only does hurdles training once a week in order to avoid injuries and spends more time on training that helps to improve her balance. (tv-asahi.co.jp, 19 Apr 2020)
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Japanese long-distance runner Kayoko Fukushi. (pakila.jp, 06 Jun 2012)
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In 2013 she received an Excellence Award from the Hiroshima Sports Association. (edion.co.jp, 10 Jan 2014)

She was given the Maple Award by the Hiroshima Prefecture in 2006. (pref.hiroshima.lg.jp, 25 Aug 2006)
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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