Saori Imai

Saori Imai (今井 沙緒里, Imai Saori, born 22 August 1990 in Tatsuno, Nagano) is a Japanese retired track and field sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. She competed in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2011 World Championships.[3] She also won a bronze medal at the 2011 Asian Championships in the 200 metres and a gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay.[4]

Saori Imai
Imai (third from left) at the 2012 Japan Championships
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born22 August 1990 (1990-08-22) (age 30)
Tatsuno, Nagano, Japan[1]
Alma materShigakkan University
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100 metres
200 metres
Retired2018[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 11.64 (2010)
200 m: 23.68 (2010)

Personal bests

Event Time (s) Competition Venue Date
100 m 11.64 (wind: +1.8 m/s) Tokai Region Championships Matsumoto, Japan 29 August 2010
200 m 23.68 (wind: +0.7 m/s) Tokai Region Championships Matsumoto, Japan 28 August 2010

International competition

Year Competition Venue Position Event Time (s)
Representing  Japan
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 3rd 200 m 24.06 (wind: -2.2 m/s)
1st 4×100 m relay 44.05 (relay leg: 4th)
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 10th (h) 4×100 m relay 43.83 (relay leg: 4th)
2017 DécaNation Angers, France 4th 200 m 24.60 (wind: +0.1 m/s)

National titles

Year Competition Venue Event Time (s)
Representing Shigakukan High School
2008 National High School Championships Kumagaya, Saitama 200 m 24.35
National Junior Championships Tottori, Tottori 200 m 24.14 (wind: +0.4 m/s)
Representing Shigakkan University
2009 National University Championships Shinjuku, Tokyo 200 m 24.06 (wind: -0.1 m/s)
National Junior Championships Kōfu, Yamanashi 200 m 24.00 (wind: +0.8 m/s)
2010 National University Championships Shinjuku, Tokyo 4×100 m relay 45.45 (relay leg: 4th)
2011 National University Individual Championships Hiratsuka, kanagawa 100 m 11.80 (wind: +0.9 m/s)
200 m 23.77 (wind: +1.5 m/s)
National University Championships Kumamoto, Kumamoto 100 m 11.73 (wind: +2.6 m/s)
4×100 m relay 45.84 (relay leg: 4th)

References

  1. "陸上女子短距離の今井選手が引退 飯田病院 世界選手権に出場". Minamishinshu Newspaper (in Japanese). 31 October 2018. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  3. "4x100 Metres Relay Women - Round 1 − Results" (PDF). World Athletics. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  4. "Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 October 2020.


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