Asumi Ōmura

Asumi Ōmura
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born (1989-11-11) 11 November 1989 (age 34)
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportCanoeing
EventSprint canoe
ClubWaseda University[1]
Coached byOctavian Ispas[1]
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou K-4 500 m
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Tehran K-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2011 Tehran K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2013 Samarkand K-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Palembang K-2 500 m

Asumi Ōmura (大村明日美, Ōmura Asumi, born November 11, 1989) is a Japanese sprint canoeist, born in Shizuoka Prefecture.[1][2] She won silver and bronze medal in the women's kayak doubles and four at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, respectively.[3][4] Ōmura is also a member of the canoe and kayak team at Waseda University in Shinjuku, and is coached and trained by Octavian Ispas of Romania.[1]

Ōmura represented Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she competed in the women's K-2 500 metres. Ōmura and her partner Shinobu Kitamoto failed to advance into the semi-finals, as they placed sixth in the second heat by approximately two seconds behind the Slovakian pair Ivana Kmeťová and Martina Kohlová, with a time of 1:47.323.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Asumi Ohmura". London 2012. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Asumi Ohmura". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Li Qiang wins men's canoe single 200m gold". CCTV News. 26 November 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  4. ^ "China wins women's four 500m kayak gold at Asiad". Xinhua News Agency. China Daily. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Women's Kayak Double (K2) 500m Heat 2". London 2012. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013.


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