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Japanese long jumper (born 1981)
Kumiko Ikeda on May 10, 2008
Kumiko Imura (井村 久美子, Imura Kumiko, born 10 January 1981 in Sakata, Yamagata) is a Japanese long jumper.
She won bronze medals at the 2000 World Junior Championships and the 2001 Summer Universiade, and finished eleventh at the 2001 World Championships. On the regional level she won a bronze medal at the 2005 Asian Championships and gold at the 2006 Asian Games.
Her personal best jump is 6.86 metres, achieved in May 2006 in Osaka. This is the current Japanese record.[1]
She began competing as Kumiko Imura in the 2009 season.[2]
Competition record
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
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Representing Japan
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2000
|
World Junior Championships
|
Santiago, Chile
|
9th (sf)
|
100m hurdles
|
13.52 (wind: -0.4 m/s)
|
3rd
|
Long jump
|
6.43 m (wind: +0.8 m/s)
|
2001
|
East Asian Games
|
Osaka, Japan
|
3rd
|
100 m hurdles
|
13.48
|
2nd
|
Long jump
|
6.52 m
|
World Championships
|
Edmonton, Canada
|
11th
|
Long jump
|
6.44 m
|
Universiade
|
Beijing, China
|
3rd
|
Long jump
|
6.53 m
|
2002
|
Asian Championships
|
Colombo, Sri Lanka
|
5th
|
Long jump
|
6.32 m (w)
|
2003
|
World Championships
|
Paris, France
|
22nd (q)
|
Long jump
|
6.15 m
|
2004
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
21st (q)
|
Long jump
|
6.35 m
|
2005
|
World Championships
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
15th (q)
|
Long jump
|
6.51 m
|
Asian Championships
|
Incheon, South Korea
|
3rd
|
100 m hurdles
|
13.54
|
3rd
|
Long jump
|
6.52 m
|
East Asian Games
|
Macau
|
1st
|
Long jump
|
6.54 m
|
2006
|
Asian Games
|
Doha, Qatar
|
1st
|
Long jump
|
6.81 m
|
2007
|
World Championships
|
Osaka, Japan
|
25th (q)
|
Long jump
|
6.42 m
|
2008
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Valencia, Spain
|
12th (q)
|
Long jump
|
6.17 m
|
Olympic Games
|
Beijing, China
|
19th (q)
|
Long jump
|
6.47 m
|
2009
|
Asian Championships
|
Guangzhou, China
|
5th
|
Long jump
|
6.17 m
|
2010
|
Asian Games
|
Guangzhou, China
|
5th
|
Long jump
|
6.37 m
|
2011
|
Asian Championships
|
Kobe, Japan
|
7th
|
Long jump
|
6.23 m
|
References
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