Saeko Okayama

Saeko Okayama
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born12 April 1982 (1982-04-12) (age 42)
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan[1]
Alma materWaseda University
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportTrack and field
EventLong 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 place 2011 Kobe Long jump
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2009 Hong Kong Long jump

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]

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. ^ a b "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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