Yumi Tanaka (田中 佑美, Tanaka Yumi, born 15 December 1998) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles.[1] She represented her country at the 2023 World Championships, at the 2022 Asian Games and at the Paris Olympic Games 2024.
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| Born | 15 December 1998 Osaka Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Ritsumeikan University | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 100 m hurdles | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Her personal best in the event is 12.85 seconds (−0.3 m/s) set in Niigata in 2024.[2] This is the currently 2nd best in Japanese history.
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2015 | World Youth Championships in Athletics | Cali, Colombia | 13th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.64 |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 34th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.12 |
| Asian Games | Hangzhou, China | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 13.04 | |
| 2024 | Olympic Gamess | Paris, France | 18th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 12.91 |
References
edit- ^ Yumi Tanaka at World Athletics
- ^ "100mH田中佑美 日本歴代2位の12秒85も「標準記録を突破したかった」／日本選手権". 月刊陸上競技. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
External links
edit- Yumi Tanaka at World Athletics
- Yumi Tanaka at JAAF (in Japanese)
- Yumi Tanaka – Paris 2024 at JAAF (in Japanese)
- Yumi Tanaka at Olympics.com
- Yumi Tanaka at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Yumi Tanaka – Paris 2024 at the Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese) (in English)
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