Marina Saito

Marina Saito
Personal information
Born (1995-10-15) 15 October 1995 (age 29)
Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan[1]
EducationKokushikan University[2]
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventJavelin throw

Marina Saito (斉藤 真理菜, Saitō Marina, born 15 October 1995) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the javelin throw.[3] She represented her country at the 2017 World Championships. In addition, she won the silver medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade.

Her personal best in the event is 62.37 metres set in Taipei in 2017.[4]

International competitions

Representing  Japan
Year Competition Venue Position Notes
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 16th (q) 60.86 m
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 2nd 62.37 m
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 4th 56.46 m
2019 Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 9th 52.40 m
2023 Asian Championships Bangkok, Thailand 1st 61.67 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 15th (q) 58.95 m
Asian Games Hangzhou, China 4th 61.10 m
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 21st (q) 59.42 m

References

  1. ^ a b "JAAF profile" (in Japanese). Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  2. ^ 2017 Universiade bio[dead link‍]
  3. ^ Marina Saito at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "All-Athletics profile". All-Athletics.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.


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