is a Japanese bobsledder and sprinter. As a bobsledder, she competed in the two-woman event at the 2017 World Championships. As a sprinter, she is a former Japanese junior high school record holder in the 200 metres and the 2009 Japanese junior high school champion.
Personal life She is from Iwakuni. Her father is American and her mother is Japanese.
Her role model is Japanese sprinter Momoko Takahashi.
Bobsleigh career She made her bobsleigh debut in a Europe Cup at Königssee in February 2016, finishing first.
She finished seventh in the two-woman event at the 2017 World Championships with teammate Maria Oshigiri. As of November 2020, this is the Japanese best ever result in the bobsleigh event at the World Championships.
She made her World Cup debut in January 2017. As of November 2020, her best finish is tenth in the two-woman event at Königssee in January 2017.
World Championships YearVenuePositionEventTeammateTimeRepresenting 2017Königssee, Germany7thTwo-womanMaria Oshigiri3:25.82(51.92 / 51.65 / 51.34 / 50.91)
World Cup YearVenuePositionEventTeammateTimeRepresenting 2016-17St. Moritz, Switzerland12thTwo-womanMaria Oshigiri2:17.97 (1:09.13 / 1:08.84)Königssee, Germany10thTwo-womanMaria Oshigiri1:42.37 (51.04 / 51.33)Igls, Austria15thTwo-womanMaria Oshigiri1:47.82 (53.86 / 53.96)Pyeongchang, South Korea16thTwo-womanMaria Oshigiri1:45.01 (52.27 / 52.74)2017-18Lake Placid, United States19thTwo-womanMaria Oshigiri1:58.50 (58.06 / 1:00.44)Whistler, Canada16thTwo-womanMaria Oshigiri1:49.04 (54.14 / 54.90)Altenberg, Germany16thTwo-womanKonomi Asazu1:55.41 (58.01 / 57.40)St. Moritz, Switzerland23rdTwo-womanMaria Oshigiri1:09.66
Athletics career She began her career in athletics at Marifu Junior High School.
In 2009, she won a gold medal in the 200 metres at the Japanese junior high school championships in a new Japanese junior high school record of 24.36 seconds.
In 2013, she won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the Japanese Championships with teammates Emiri Hatsumi, Ayaka Abe and Anna Doi.
In 2017, she won a gold medal in the 100 metres and a silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the Kanto University Championships. She also won a bronze medal in the 100 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay at the Japanese University Championships.
Personal bests 100 m: 11.36 (wind: +0.6 m/s) (Osaka 2022)【第106回日本選手権】リザルト 200 m: 23.53 (wind: +2.6 m/s) (Osaka 2022)【第106回日本選手権】結果・速報
Japanese Championships podium YearVenuePositionEventTimeRepresenting Saitama Sakae High School2013Yokohama, Kanagawa3rd4×100 m relay46.06 (relay leg: 3rd)
National titles YearCompetitionVenueEventTime (s)NotesRepresenting Marifu Junior High School2009National Junior High School ChampionshipsOita, Japan200 m24.36 (wind: +1.6 m/s), Junior Olympics MeetYokohama, Kanagawa100 m ()12.32 (wind: -1.9 m/s)2010National Junior Indoor MeetOsaka, Osaka60 m (U16)7.75Junior Olympics MeetYokohama, Kanagawa100 m ()12.21 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
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