Masumi Ono

Masumi Ono (小野真澄, Ono Masumi, born 5 December 1975 in Hokuto, Hokkaido) is a retired Japanese athlete who specialised in the pole vault.[2] She was the first Japanese female vaulter to jump over 4 metres.[3] She won multiple medals at the continental level.

Masumi Ono

Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	5 December 1975 (age 45) Hokuto, Hokkaido, Japan
Alma mater	Hokkaido University of Education
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Pole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Outdoor: 4.21 m (2003) Indoor: 4.30 m (2002)
Medal record Asian Games 1998 Bangkok Pole vault 2002 Busan Pole vault Asian Championships 1998 Fukuoka Pole vault 2002 Colombo Pole vault 2000 Jakarta Pole vault

She has personal bests of 4.21 metres outdoors (2003) and 4.30 metres indoors (2002).

Personal bests

Event	Height	Competition	Venue	Date	Notes
Outdoor	4.21 m	Japanese Championships	Shizuoka, Japan	6 June 2003	Former NR
Indoor	4.30 m	Japan-China Indoor Match	Tianjin, China	3 March 2002	Former NIR

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Japan
1998	Asian Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	2nd	3.80 m
	Asian Games	Bangkok, Thailand	2nd	4.00 m
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	12th	4.20 m
2000	Asian Championships	Jakarta, Indonesia	3rd	3.80 m
2002	Asian Championships	Colombo, Sri Lanka	2nd	4.20 m
	Asian Games	Busan, South Korea	2nd	4.10 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	22nd (q)	4.00 m
	Asian Championships	Manila, Philippines	5th	3.80 m

National titles

• Japanese Championships
  • Pole vault: 1998, 1999, 2003

References

1. "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 3 June 2004. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
2. Masumi Ono at World Athletics
3. "小野、４メートルの壁越えた　女子棒高跳びで日本人初". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 1998. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

External links

• Masumi Ono at World Athletics
• Masumi Ono at JAAF (in Japanese) (archived)