Yumi Tanaka

Yumi Tanaka
Personal information
Born (1998-12-15) 15 December 1998 (age 25)
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
EducationRitsumeikan University
Sport
SportAthletics
Event100 m hurdles
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou 100 m hurdles

Yumi Tanaka (田中 佑美, Tanaka Yumi, born 15 December 1998) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles.[1] She represented her country at the 2023 World Championships, at the 2022 Asian Games and at the Paris Olympic Games 2024.

Her personal best in the event is 12.85 seconds (−0.3 m/s) set in Niigata in 2024.[2] This is the currently 2nd best in Japanese history.

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Japan
2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics Cali, Colombia 13th (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.64
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 34th (h) 100 m hurdles 13.12
Asian Games Hangzhou, China 3rd 100 m hurdles 13.04
2024 Olympic Gamess Paris, France 18th (sf) 100 m hurdles 12.91

References

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  1. ^ Yumi Tanaka at World Athletics
  2. ^ "100mH田中佑美 日本歴代2位の12秒85も「標準記録を突破したかった」/日本選手権". 月刊陸上競技. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.