Mayumi Kawasaki
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| Native name | 喜多 真裕美, Kita Mayumi | ||||||||
| Birth name | Mayumi Kawasaki (川崎 真裕美, Kawasaki Mayumi) | ||||||||
| Born | May 10, 1980 Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | ||||||||
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| Country |  Japan | ||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
| Event | 20km Race Walk | ||||||||
Medal record
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Mayumi Kita (喜多 真裕美, Kita Mayumi, née Kawasaki (川崎), born 10 May 1980) is a
A three-time Asian Race Walk Champion, she is a former
Career
Born in Fukushima Prefecture, she grew up in Kasama, Ibaraki and began competing in racewalking as a teenager.[3] Her first international success came at the 1999 Asian Junior Athletics Championships, where she came second behind China's Li Yurui in the 10,000 metres track walk.[4] She made her senior breakthrough in 2003 with wins at the Japanese Corporate event and the Japanese National Games, before going on to set a national record time of 1:32:16 hours. She improved this to 1:31:19 hours at the 2004 Japanese Championships and was selected for the Olympic team, although injuries resulted in a slow finish in 40th place.[3]
Kawasaki defended her national title in 2005 and competed for Japan at the
She took part in her second race under one and a half hours in
She won her third consecutive Asian title at the end of 2009 and went on to post a high finish of seventh place at the
Retirement
Kawasaki retired soon after returning to Japan from the 2012 London Olympics. She left Fujitsu in January 2013.[1] She got married and, with her husband, runs Kitahachi Onsen Inn in Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture.[8]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Japan
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| 1999 | Asian Junior Championships | Singapore | 2nd | 10,000 m | 52:36.98 |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece
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40th | 20 km | 1:37:56 |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland
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31st | 20 km | 1:37:30
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| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan
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10th | 20 km | 1:33:35
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| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China
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13th | 20 km | 1:29:43 |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany
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– | 20 km | DQ |
| Asian Championships | Guangzhou, China
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1st | 20 km | 1:30:12 | |
| 2010 | World Race Walking Cup | Chihuahua, Mexico
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7th | 20 km | 1:34:53 |
| Asian Games | Guangzhou, China
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4th | 20 km | 1:35:13 | |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea
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22nd | 20 km | 1:35:03 |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom
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18th | 20 km | 1:30:20 |
References
- ^ a b c 競歩・川崎真裕美選手 退社のお知らせ [Race Walk. Notification of Mayumi Kawasaki Retiring from the Workplace] (in Japanese). 13 January 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ Mayumi Kawasaki. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2012-03-22.
- ^ a b c d Kodama, Ikumi (2010-05-06). Focus on Athletes - Mayumi Kawasaki. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-03-22.
- ^ 1999 Asian Junior Championships Archived 2013-08-31 at the Wayback Machine. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2012-03-22.
- ^ a b Kawasaki Mayumi. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-03-22.
- ^ Athletics at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's 20 kilometres Walk. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2012-03-22.
- ^ Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2012-03-12). China clinch Asian Race Walking titles in Nomi. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-03-22.
- ^ "川崎真裕美公式WEBSITE" [Mayumi Kawasaki's Official Website] (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 September 2017.
External links
- Mayumi Kawasaki at World Athletics
- Mayumi Kawasaki at Olympedia
- Profile at JAAF (in Japanese)
