Mayumi Watanabe (渡辺 真弓, Watanabe Mayumi, married name Amagaya (天下谷), born 6 June 1983 in Niigata) is a retired Japanese athlete who specialised in sprinting events.[3] She represented her country at the 2007 and 2009 World Championships.
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 6 June 1983 Niigata, Japan[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Fukushima University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | October 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal bests | 60 m: 7.36 NR (2012) 100 m: 11.44 (2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Her personal bests are 11.44 seconds in the 100 metres (+1.7 m/s, Fukushima 2011) and 23.35 seconds in the 200 metres (+0.4 m/s, Fukuroi 2013).
She retired in October 2015.[4] She is currently the coach of Toho Bank Athletics Club.[1]
Personal bests edit
| Event | Time | Competition | Venue | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual events | |||||
| 60 m | 7.36 (wind: +0.9 m/s) | Fukushima Relays | Fukushima, Japan | 20 October 2012 | Current NR |
| 100 m | 11.44 (wind: +1.7 m/s) | Fukushima Championships | Fukushima, Japan | 15 July 2011 | |
| 200 m | 23.35 (wind: +0.4 m/s) | Shizuoka International Meet | Fukuroi, Japan | 3 May 2013 | |
| Relay events | |||||
| 4 × 100 m relay | 43.58 (relay leg: 3rd)[a] | Osaka Grand Prix | Osaka, Japan | 9 May 2009 | Former NR[b] |
| 4 × 200 m relay | 1:35.36 (relay leg: 4th)[c] | Fukushima Relays | Fukushima, Japan | 17 October 2015 | Former NR[d] |
| Medley relay | 2:05.81 (relay leg: 2nd)[e] | JITA-IUAUJ Classic Match | Odawara, Japan | 14 October 2012 | Current NR |
Competition record edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Japan
| |||||
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | – | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 14th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.24 |
| Asian Championships | Guangzhou, China | 5th | 100 m | 11.72 | |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.93 | |||
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.95 | |||
| East Asian Games | Hong Kong, China | 2nd | 100 m | 11.83 | |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.89 | |||
| 2010 | Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.41 |
| 2013 | Asian Championships | Pune, India | 4th | 100 m | 11.67 |
| 12th (h) | 200 m | 24.48 | |||
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.38 | |||
| 2014 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 18th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.66 |
| 2015 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | – | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ |
| Asian Championships | Wuhan, China | 9th (sf) | 100 m | 11.84 | |
National titles edit
- Japanese Championships
- 4 × 100 m relay: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014
- 4 × 400 m relay: 2007, 2009, 2012
Notes edit
- ^ National team, with teammates Saori Kitakaze, Chisato Fukushima and Momoko Takahashi
- ^ Record was broken by national team in 2011
- ^ Toho Bank team, with teammates Hitomi Shimura, Asami Chiba and Sayaka Aoki
- ^ Record was broken by national team in 2019
- ^ Corporate select team, with teammates Maki Wada, Asami Chiba and Sayaka Aoki
References edit
- ^ a b "Profile". Toho Bank (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ JAAF profile
- ^ Mayumi Watanabe at World Athletics
- ^ "渡辺真弓選手（東邦銀行）引退 ３種目で女子日本記録保持". Fukushima Minpo (in Japanese). 25 October 2015. Archived from the original on 26 October 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
External links edit
- Mayumi Watanabe at World Athletics
- Mayumi Watanabe at JAAF (in Japanese)
- Mayumi Watanabe at Toho Bank (in Japanese)
- Mayumi Watanabe at TBS (in Japanese) (archived)
 | This biographical article relating to Japanese athletics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |