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]
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| Nationality |  Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 November 1989 | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoeing | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint canoe | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Waseda University[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Octavian Ispas[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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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 edit
- ^ a b c d "Asumi Ohmura". London 2012. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "China wins women's four 500m kayak gold at Asiad". Xinhua News Agency. China Daily. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ "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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