Mayumi Watanabe

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Mayumi Watanabe
Personal information
Born (1983-06-06) 6 June 1983 (age 38)
Niigata, Japan[1]
EducationFukushima University
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100 m, 200 m
RetiredOctober 2015
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60 m: 7.36 NR (2012)

100 m: 11.44 (2011)

200 m: 23.35 (2013)
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Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou 4×100 m relay
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Guangzhou 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2009 Guangzhou 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Guangzhou 4×400 m relay
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2009 Hong Kong 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2009 Hong Kong 4×100 m relay

Mayumi Watanabe (渡辺 真弓, Watanabe Mayumi, married name Amagaya (天下谷), born 6 June 1983 in Niigata) is a retired Japanese athlete who specialised in sprinting events.[3] She represented her country at the 2007 and 2009 World Championships.

Her personal bests are 11.44 seconds in the 100 metres (+1.7 m/s, Fukushima 2011) and 23.35 seconds in the 200 metres (+0.4 m/s, Fukuroi 2013).

She retired in October 2015.[4] She is currently the coach of Toho Bank Athletics Club.[1]

Personal bests[]

Event Time Competition Venue Date Notes
Individual events
60 m 7.36 (wind: +0.9 m/s) Fukushima Relays Fukushima, Japan 20 October 2012 Current NR
100 m 11.44 (wind: +1.7 m/s) Fukushima Championships Fukushima, Japan 15 July 2011
200 m 23.35 (wind: +0.4 m/s) Shizuoka International Meet Fukuroi, Japan 3 May 2013
Relay events
4 × 100 m relay 43.58 (relay leg: 3rd)[a] Osaka Grand Prix Osaka, Japan 9 May 2009 Former NR[b]
4 × 200 m relay 1:35.36 (relay leg: 4th)[c] Fukushima Relays Fukushima, Japan 17 October 2015 Former NR[d]
Medley relay 2:05.81 (relay leg: 2nd)[e] JITA-IUAUJ Classic Match Odawara, Japan 14 October 2012 Current NR

Competition record[]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Japan
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan – 4 × 100 m relay DQ
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 14th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 44.24
Asian Championships Guangzhou, China 5th 100 m 11.72
1st 4 × 100 m relay 43.93
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.95
East Asian Games Hong Kong, China 2nd 100 m 11.83
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 44.89
2010 Asian Games Guangzhou, China 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 44.41
2013 Asian Championships Pune, India 4th 100 m 11.67
12th (h) 200 m 24.48
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 44.38
2014 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 18th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 44.66
2015 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas – 4 × 100 m relay DQ
Asian Championships Wuhan, China 9th (sf) 100 m 11.84

National titles[]

  • Japanese Championships
    • 4 × 100 m relay: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014
    • 4 × 400 m relay: 2007, 2009, 2012

Notes[]

  1. ^ National team, with teammates Saori Kitakaze, Chisato Fukushima and Momoko Takahashi
  2. ^ Record was broken by national team in 2011
  3. ^ Toho Bank team, with teammates Hitomi Shimura, Asami Chiba and Sayaka Aoki
  4. ^ Record was broken by national team in 2019
  5. ^ Corporate select team, with teammates Maki Wada, Asami Chiba and Sayaka Aoki

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Profile". Toho Bank (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. ^ JAAF profile
  3. ^ Mayumi Watanabe at World Athletics
  4. ^ "渡辺真弓選手（東邦銀行）引退　３種目で女子日本記録保持". (in Japanese). 25 October 2015. Archived from the original on 26 October 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2020.

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