Ayako Kimura (木村 文子, Kimura Ayako, born 11 June 1988) is a Japanese hurdler. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 100 meter hurdles, and failed to reach the final. She won a gold, a bronze and a silver medal in this event at the Asian championships in 2013, 2015 and 2017, respectively.

Ayako Kimura
Kimura at the 2017 Asian Championships
Personal information
Born (1988-06-11) 11 June 1988 (age 36)[1]
Hiroshima, Japan[2]
Alma materYokohama National University[3]
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[3]
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m hurdles, 200 m
ClubEdion, Hiroshima
Coached byManabu Kawagoe[3]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)200 m – 25.00 (2017)
100 mH – 13.03 (2013)[1]
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon 100 metres hurdles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Pune 100 metres hurdles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Wuhan 100 metres hurdles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Bhubaneswar 100 metres hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Doha 100 metres hurdles

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Japan
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 4th 100 m hurdles 13.26
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 37th (h) 100 m hurdles 13.75
2013 Asian Championships Pune, India 1st 100 m hurdles 13.25
2014 Continental Cup Marrakech, Morocco 6th 100 m hurdles 13.17
Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 3rd 100 m hurdles 13.25
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 3rd 100 m hurdles 13.41
2017 Asian Championships Bhubaneswar, India 2nd 100 m hurdles 13.30
World Championships London, United Kingdom 23rd (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.29
2019 Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 1st 100 m hurdles 13.13
World Championships Doha, Qatar 28th (h) 100 m hurdles 13.19
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 34th (h) 100 m hurdles 13.25

References

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  1. ^ a b Ayako Kimura at World Athletics  
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ayako Kimura". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Ayako Kimura". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012.
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