Momoko Takahashi

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Momoko Takahashi
Medal record
Women's
athletics
Representing  Japan
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Guangzhou 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2009 Guangzhou 4×100 m relay
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou 4×100 m relay
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2009 Belgrade 100 m

Momoko Takahashi (

relay medals at the Asian Games in both 2006 and 2010. She was the 200 m gold medallist at the 2009 Asian Athletics Championships
.

A Japanese junior record holder,

4×100 metres relay
.

Career

While studying at Saitama Sakae High School, she represented the school in the sprints and in 2005 she won the

4×100 metres relay team, finishing behind China.[3]

Takahashi claimed her first national title at the 2007 Japanese Championships, reaching the top of the podium in the women's 100 m.

2008 Beijing Olympics, but she did improve her 200 m best to 23.48 seconds.[3]

The 2009 Japanese Championships showed a resurgence in Takahashi's form: she was second to

The 2010 Japanese nationals saw a reversal of the previous year, as Takahashi won the 200 m but was runner-up to Fukushima over 100 m.[10] She was one of the Asia-Pacific team's representatives at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup, but she finished last in the 200 m, while the Japanese women's relay team that she anchored met a similar fate.[11] She did not manage an individual medal at the 2010 Asian Games in November (coming fourth and sixth in the 100 m and 200 m finals), but she helped a Japanese quartet claim a bronze medal in the short relay.[12]

Her 2011 began with a new national relay record at the

Seiko Golden Grand Prix, where she, Saori Kitakaze, Fukushima and Kana Ichikawa knocked nearly two-tenths off the previous time with their run of 43.39 seconds.[13]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2006 Asian Games
Doha, Qatar
6th 100 m
11.85
2nd 4 × 100 m relay
39.21
2007 Asian Championships
Amman, Jordan
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 45.06
Universiade
Bangkok, Thailand
19th (qf) 100 m 11.98
13th (sf) 200 m 24.53
World Championships Osaka, Japan 43rd (h) 100 m 11.98
– (h) 4 × 100 m relay DQ
2009 Universiade
Belgrade, Serbia
2nd 100 m 11.52
World Championships
Berlin, Germany
36th (h) 100 m 11.75
32nd (h) 200 m 23.61
14th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 44.24
Asian Championships Guangzhou, China 1st 200 m 23.53
1st 4 × 100 m relay
43.93
2010 Continental Cup Split, Croatia 8th 200 m
4th 4 × 100 m relay
Asian Games
Guangzhou, China
4th 100 m 11.50
6th 200 m 23.97
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 44.41
2011 Asian Championships
Kobe, Japan
9th (h) 100 m 11.85
1st 4 × 100 m relay
44.05
World Championships
Daegu, South Korea
12th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 43.83

References

  1. ^ Japan National Junior Records. JAAF (2011-04-01). Retrieved on 2011-05-05.
  2. IAAF
    (2005-06-23). Retrieved on 2011-05-05.
  3. ^ a b Momoko Takahashi. JAAF. Retrieved on 2011-05-05.
  4. ^ Nakamura, Ken (2007-06-30). Murofushi wins 13th straight title – Japanese Champs, Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-05-05.
  5. ^ Takahashi Momoko. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-05-05.
  6. ^ Nakamura, Ken (2009-06-29). Sprinters excel at the Japanese Champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-05-05.
  7. ^ With five wins, Japan halts Chinese momentum in Guangzhou – Asian champs, day 4. IAAF (2009-11-14). Retrieved on 2011-05-05.
  8. ^ 2009 Asian Championships. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-05-05.
  9. ^ Nakamura, Ken (2009-05-09). ‘07 World champs Wariner, Clement and Thomas win again in Osaka – IAAF World Athletics Tour. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-05-05.
  10. ^ Nakamura, Ken (2010-06-07). Murofushi and Murakami extended their winning streak at the Japanese National Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-05-05.
  11. ^ Arcoleo, Laura (2010-09-07). EVENT Report – Women's 4x100 Metres Relay. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-05-05.
  12. ^ 2010 Asian Games. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-05-05.
  13. ^ Nakamura, Ken (2011-05-08). Pars defeats Murofushi, Japanese women's 4x100m Relay record falls in Kawasaki – IAAF World Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-05-13.

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