Akari Kishikawa (岸川 朱里, Kishikawa Akari, born 13 September 1985 in Yokohama) is a Japanese retired middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. She was a two-time national champion in the event.[2]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 September 1985 (age 38) Yokohama, Japan[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Nippon Sport Science University | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 800 metres | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 2:03.34 (Kumagaya 2011) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She has been the coach of the Kanto Gakuin University athletic club since 2019.[1]
Personal best edit
| Event | Time | Competition | Venue | Date |
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| 800 m | 2:03.34 | Japanese Championships | Kumagaya, Japan | 12 June 2011 |
International competition edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | |
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Representing  Japan
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| 2004 | Asian Junior Championships | Ipoh, Malaysia | 4th | 800 m | 2:07.89 | |
| World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 27th (h) | 800 m | 2:09.38 | ||
| 2009 | East Asian Games | Hong Kong, China | 2nd | 800 m | 2:07.21 | |
| 2010 | Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | 4th | 800 m | 2:03.73 | |
| 2011 | Asian Championships | Kobe, Japan | 8th | 800 m | 2:04.87 | |
National title edit
- Japanese Championships
- 800 m: 2010, 2011
References edit
- ^ a b "陸上競技部、新コーチ就任のお知らせ" (PDF). Kanto Gakuin University (in Japanese). 6 March 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 October 2020.
External links edit
- Akari Kishikawa at World Athletics
- Akari Kishikawa at JAAF (in Japanese)
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