Sumiko Watanabe

Sumiko Watanabe
	Watanabe in 1932
Personal information
Birth name	渡辺すみ子
Nationality	Japanese
Born	28 November 1916; Nagoya, Japan
Died	2 November 2010 (aged 93)
Sport
Sport	Sprinting
Event(s)	100 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	12.2 (1932)

Sumiko Watanabe (渡辺すみ子, Watanabe Sumiko, 28 November 1916 – 2 November 2010)^[1] was a Japanese sprinter. Aged 15 she competed in the 100 m and 4 × 100 m event at the 1932 Summer Olympics and placed fifth in the relay.^[2]

In 1935 Watanabe married the founder of Chukyo University Seimei Umemura. After that she changed her last name to Umemura (梅村) and taught physical education at Chukyo University.^[1]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b 梅村学園の発展に多大な功績梅村すみ子先生逝去される. chukyo-u.ac.jp
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sumiko Watanabe Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

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[bio-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b 梅村学園の発展に多大な功績梅村すみ子先生逝去される. chukyo-u.ac.jp

[SportsRef-2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sumiko Watanabe Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

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