Saeko Okayama

Saeko Okayama (岡山 沙英子, Okayama Saeko, born 12 April 1982 in Hiroshima Prefecture) is a Japanese long jumper. She holds a personal best jump of 6.59 metres. She was a bronze medalist at the 2011 Asian Championships and a three-time national champion at the Japanese Championships.[2]

Saeko Okayama
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born12 April 1982 (1982-04-12) (age 41)
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan[1]
Alma materWaseda University
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Long jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 11.67 s (2012)

200 m: 24.23 s (2013)

Long jump: 6.59 m (2013)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Japan
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place2011 KobeLong jump
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2009 Hong KongLong jump

Her mother Emiko Koumaru is also a former Long jumper, having competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. She was also the 1966 Japanese Championships champion and former Japanese record holder.[3]

Personal bests
Event Performance Competition Venue Date Notes
100 m 11.67 s (wind: +2.0 m/s) Hiroshima Championships Hiroshima, Japan 23 June 2012
11.60 s (wind: +2.7 m/s) Hiroshima Championships Hiroshima, Japan 23 June 2012 Wind-assisted
200 m 24.23 s (wind: +2.0 m/s) Beach Classic Norwalk, United States 2 March 2013
Long jump 6.59 m (wind: -0.3 m/s) Japanese Championships Chōfu, Japan 7 June 2013
6.67 m (wind: +4.1 m/s) Golden Grand Prix Kawasaki, Japan 6 May 2012 Wind-assisted

International competition
Year Competition Venue Position Event Performance
Representing  Japan
1999 World Youth Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 5th 4×100 m relay 46.51 s (relay leg: 4th)
7th Long jump 5.86 m (wind: -0.7 m/s)
2000 World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 22nd 100 m 12.22 s (wind: +0.3 m/s)
2009 East Asian Games Hong Kong, China 2nd Long jump 6.28 m (wind: +0.1 m/s)
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 3rd Long jump 6.51 m (wind: +0.2 m/s)
2013 Asian Championships Pune, India 4th Long jump 6.27 m (wind: -0.7 m/s)
2015 DécaNation Paris, France 5th Long jump 6.06 m (wind: 0.0 m/s)

National titles

References
  1. "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. "Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  3. "Statistical Reference Files for the 19th Asian Championships in HYOGO・KOBE 2011 − Women Long Jump" (PDF). JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 October 2020.


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