Sayaka Aoki (athlete)

Sayaka Aoki
Personal information
Native name 青木 沙弥佳
Nationality Japanese
Born (1986-12-15) 15 December 1986
Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 4 × 400 metres relay
College team Fukushima University
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 400 m: 53.40 s (2007)

Sayaka Aoki (青木 沙弥佳 Aoki Sayaka, born 15 December 1986 in Gifu Prefecture) is a Japanese sprinter, who specialized in the 400 metres.[1] Aoki competed for the women's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with her teammates Mayu Kida, Satomi Kubokura, and Asami Tanno. She ran on the anchor leg of the first heat, with an individual-split time of 52.64 seconds. Aoki and her team finished the relay in last place for a seasonal best time of 3:30.52, failing to advance into the final.[2]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Japan
2007 Asian Championships Amman, Jordan 5th 400 m hurdles 59.55
2nd 4×400 m relay 3:33.82
Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 12th (h) 400 m hurdles 58.80
World Championships Osaka, Japan 11th (h) 4×400 m relay 3:30.17
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 15th (h) 4×400 m relay 3:30.52
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 38th (h) 400 m hurdles 63.56
14th (h) 4×400 m relay 3:34.46
Asian Championships Guangzhou, China 7th 400 m hurdles 62.21
2010 Asian Games Guangzhou, China 4th 4×400 m relay 3:31.81
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 4th 400 m 54.15
1st 4×400 m relay 3:35.00
2013 Asian Championships Pune, India 3rd 4×400 m relay 3:35.72
East Asian Games Tianjin, China 2nd 400 m hurdles 58.06
2nd 4×400 m relay 3:40.55
2015 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 2nd (B) 4×400 m relay 3:34.65
Asian Championships Wuhan, China 6th 400 m 54.61
4th 4×400 m relay 3:35.93
World Championships Beijing, China 13th (h) 4×400 m relay 3:28.91

References

  1. "Sayaka Aoki". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  2. "Women's 4×400m Relay Round 1 – Heat 1". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 15 December 2012.


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