IMAI Miho

Japan

Cycling Mountain Bike

Date of Birth: 29 May 1987

Age: 34

Gender: Female

Place of birth: TOMIOKA

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : MAEBASHI

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Cycling Mountain Bike	Women's Cross-country	LAP

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Izu MTB Course	Women's Cross-country	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Asian Championships

Year	Location	Cross-country	XCO Team Relay X
2020	Chiang Rai, THA	5	1
2019	Kfardebian, LIB	7	-

Legend
IP - In Progress, XCO - Cross-country, X - Mixed, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

Hobbies:

Travel. (sponichi.co.jp, 14 Jul 2020)

Occupation:

Teacher

Education:

Tokyo Women's College of Physical Education, Japan

Languages spoken:

Japanese

Club name:

CO2bicycle [Japan]

Coach:

Raita Suzuki [national], JPN

Other sports:

She competed in heptathlon at university level, and finished eighth at the 2009 Kanto Inter-University Athletics Championships in Japan. She has also competed in cyclo-cross at international level, representing Japan at the 2017 World Championships in Luxembourg. (asahigunma.com, 11 Sep 2020; sponichi.co.jp, 14 Jul 2020; gold.jaic.org, 24 May 2009)

Start:

She took up the sport at age 30. (asahigunma.com, 11 Sep 2020; sponichi.co.jp, 14 Jul 2020)

Reason:

She bought a bicycle so she could take up triathlon, but in 2012 she got involved in cyclo-cross and mountain bike. She decided to focus on mountain bike because it was included on the programme for the Olympic Games. (asahigunma.com, 11 Sep 2020; sponichi.co.jp, 14 Jul 2020)

Training:

She trains for up to three hours a day during the week after finishing work. Her sessions can last for up to six hours on her days off. (asahigunma.com, 11 Sep 2020)

General Interest

General
OCCUPATION
She has extended her sporting career in order to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, and also works as a teacher at Shinden Elementary School in Maebashi, Japan. "[When I took up mountain bike at age 33] I thought that I would regret seeing another person compete at the Olympic Games instead of me if I didn't even take on the challenge. I received a lot of supportive messages from my students [after qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games]. Even if we are adults, we still have dreams. You can challenge no matter how old you are." (jomo-news.co.jp, 01 Jan 2021; asahigunma.com, 11 Sep 2020; sponichi.co.jp, 14 Jul 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
LAP:: Lapped

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