Kumiko Ikeda

Kumiko Imura (井村 久美子, Imura Kumiko, born 10 January 1981 in Sakata, Yamagata) is a Japanese long jumper.

Kumiko Ikeda on May 10, 2008

She won bronze medals at the 2000 World Junior Championships and the 2001 Summer Universiade, and finished eleventh at the 2001 World Championships. On the regional level she won a bronze medal at the 2005 Asian Championships and gold at the 2006 Asian Games.

Her personal best jump is 6.86 metres, achieved in May 2006 in Osaka. This is the current Japanese record.[1]

She began competing as Kumiko Imura in the 2009 season.[2]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Japan
2000 World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 9th (sf) 100m hurdles 13.52 (wind: -0.4 m/s)
3rd Long jump 6.43 m (wind: +0.8 m/s)
2001 East Asian Games Osaka, Japan 3rd 100 m hurdles 13.48
2nd Long jump 6.52 m
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 11th Long jump 6.44 m
Universiade Beijing, China 3rd Long jump 6.53 m
2002 Asian Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka 5th Long jump 6.32 m (w)
2003 World Championships Paris, France 22nd (q) Long jump 6.15 m
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 21st (q) Long jump 6.35 m
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 15th (q) Long jump 6.51 m
Asian Championships Incheon, South Korea 3rd 100 m hurdles 13.54
3rd Long jump 6.52 m
East Asian Games Macau 1st Long jump 6.54 m
2006 Asian Games Doha, Qatar 1st Long jump 6.81 m
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 25th (q) Long jump 6.42 m
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 12th (q) Long jump 6.17 m
Olympic Games Beijing, China 19th (q) Long jump 6.47 m
2009 Asian Championships Guangzhou, China 5th Long jump 6.17 m
2010 Asian Games Guangzhou, China 5th Long jump 6.37 m
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 7th Long jump 6.23 m

References
  1. National long jump records, women Archived 2007-07-01 at the Wayback Machine - The Athletics Site
  2. Wariner returns to Osaka - IAAF World Athletics Tour Preview. IAAF (2009-05-08). Retrieved on 2009-05-10.


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