Nao Okabe

Nao Okabe (岡部 奈緒, Okabe Nao, born 28 August 1988 in Chiba Prefecture) is a Japanese retired track and field sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. She competed in the 4 × 100 meters relay at the 2011 World Championships without qualifying for the final.[3] She also won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2011 Asian Championships, with teammates Momoko Takahashi, Chisato Fukushima and Saori Imai.[4]

Nao Okabe
Okabe (second left) at the 2012 Japanese Championships
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born28 August 1988 (1988-08-28) (age 35)
Chiba Prefecture, Japan[1]
Alma materUniversity of Tsukuba
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100 metres
Retired2012[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 11.62 (2011)
200 m: 23.75 (2011)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Japan
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 Kobe4×100 m relay
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 Macau100 m
Silver medal – second place2006 Macau4×100 m relay

Personal bests

Event Time (s) Competition Venue Date Notes
100 m 11.62 (wind: +1.3 m/s) East Japan Corporate Championships Kumagaya, Japan 22 May 2011
11.46 (wind: +2.6 m/s) Mikio Oda Memorial Hiroshima, Japan 29 April 2011 Wind-assisted
200 m 23.75 (wind: -0.7 m/s) Shizuoka International Meet Fukuroi, Japan 3 May 2011

International competition

Year Competition Venue Position Event Time (s)
Representing  Japan
2006 Asian Junior Championships Macau, China 1st 100 m 11.76 (wind: -0.8 m/s)
2nd 4×100 m relay 45.66 (relay leg: 2nd)
World Junior Championships Beijing, China 34th (h) 100 m 12.00 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
(h) 4×100 m relay DQ (relay leg: 2nd)
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 4th 100 m 11.79 (wind: +1.9 m/s)
1st 4×100 m relay 44.05 (relay leg: 1st)
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 10th (h) 4×100 m relay 43.83 (relay leg: 1st)

References

  1. "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. "ミズノトラッククラブ 岡部奈緒選手に関する報告". Mizuno. 13 February 2013. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  3. "4x100 Metres Relay Women - Round 1 − Results" (PDF). World Athletics. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  4. "WOMEN 4×100m Final − Result" (PDF). JAAF. Retrieved 29 October 2020.


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