Saeko Okayama

Saeko Okayama (岡山 沙英子, Okayama Saeko, born 12 April 1982 in Hiroshima Prefecture) is a Japanese long jumper. She holds a personal best jump of 6.59 metres. She was a bronze medalist at the 2011 Asian Championships and a three-time national champion at the Japanese Championships.[2]

Saeko Okayama

Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	12 April 1982 (age 38) Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan[1]
Alma mater	Waseda University
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Long jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 11.67 s (2012) 200 m: 24.23 s (2013) Long jump: 6.59 m (2013)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Japan Asian Championships 2011 Kobe Long jump East Asian Games 2009 Hong Kong Long jump

Her mother Emiko Koumaru is also a former Long jumper, having competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. She was also the 1966 Japanese Championships champion and former Japanese record holder.[3]

Personal bests

Event	Performance	Competition	Venue	Date	Notes
100 m	11.67 s (wind: +2.0 m/s)	Hiroshima Championships	Hiroshima, Japan	23 June 2012
	11.60 s (wind: +2.7 m/s)	Hiroshima Championships	Hiroshima, Japan	23 June 2012	Wind-assisted
200 m	24.23 s (wind: +2.0 m/s)	Beach Classic	Norwalk, United States	2 March 2013
Long jump	6.59 m (wind: -0.3 m/s)	Japanese Championships	Chōfu, Japan	7 June 2013
	6.67 m (wind: +4.1 m/s)	Golden Grand Prix	Kawasaki, Japan	6 May 2012	Wind-assisted

International competition

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance
Representing  Japan
1999	World Youth Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	5th	4×100 m relay	46.51 s (relay leg: 4th)
			7th	Long jump	5.86 m (wind: -0.7 m/s)
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	22nd	100 m	12.22 s (wind: +0.3 m/s)
2009	East Asian Games	Hong Kong, China	2nd	Long jump	6.28 m (wind: +0.1 m/s)
2011	Asian Championships	Kobe, Japan	3rd	Long jump	6.51 m (wind: +0.2 m/s)
2013	Asian Championships	Pune, India	4th	Long jump	6.27 m (wind: -0.7 m/s)
2015	DécaNation	Paris, France	5th	Long jump	6.06 m (wind: 0.0 m/s)

National titles

• National Championships
  • Long jump: 2012, 2013, 2015
• National Sports Festival
  • 100 m: 1999 (U19)
  • Long jump: 1999 (U19), 2010, 2011, 2015
• National Corporate Championships
  • Long jump: 2007
• National High School Championships
  • Long jump: 2000

References

1. "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
2. "Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
3. "Statistical Reference Files for the 19th Asian Championships in HYOGO・KOBE 2011 − Women Long Jump" (PDF). JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 October 2020.

External links

• Saeko Okayama at World Athletics
• Saeko Okayama at JAAF (in Japanese)