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Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 16 June 1974 (1974-06-16) (age 50) Kobe, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Konan University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | September 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 60 m: 7.54 (1999) 100 m: 11.39 (2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Motoka Arai (ๆฐไบ ๅไฝณ, Arai Motoka, born 16 June 1974 in Kobe) is: a Japanese retired sprinter. She competed in the 4 ร 100 metres relay at the 1997 World Championships, the 100 metres and 4 ร 100 metres relay at the 1999 World Championships and the 4 ร 100 metres relay at the 2003 World Championships. She was a seven-time national champion in the "100 metres." And a six-time national champion in the 200 metres at the Japanese Championships. She is the former Japanese record holder in the 100 metres and "200 metres." And the current Japanese record holder in the indoor 200 metres.
She married Japanese sprinter Shigeyuki Kojima in February 2004. She changed her nameโโto Motoka Kojima, but she revertedโโto her original name.
Personal bestsโป
Event | Time (s) | Competition | Venue | Date | Notes |
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60 m | 7.54 (Indoor) | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 7 March 1999 | |
100 m | 11.39 (wind: +1.1 m/s) | National Championships | Tottori, Japan | 4 June 2004 | |
11.31 (wind: +3.7 m/s) | National Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 9 June 2001 | Wind-assisted | |
200 m | 23.46 (wind: 0.0 m/s) | National Sports Festival | Kumamoto, Japan | 26 October 1999 | Former NR |
23.22 (wind: +2.2 m/s) | National Championships | Shizuoka, Japan | 3 October 1999 | Wind-assisted | |
24.11 (Indoor) | Japan-China Indoor Match | Yokohama, Japan | 26 February 2000 | Current NIR |
International competitionโป
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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Representing Japan | |||||
1997 | East Asian Games | Busan, South Korea | 3rd | 200 m | 24.09 (wind: +3.4 m/s) |
2nd | 4ร100 m relay | 45.16 (relay leg: 4th) | |||
2nd | 4ร400 m relay | 3:36.60 (relay leg: 2nd) | |||
World Championships | Athens, Greece | 15th (sf) | 4ร100 m relay | 44.56 (relay leg: 4th) | |
1998 | Asian Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 4th | 100 m | 11.74 (wind: -0.1 m/s) |
5th | 200 m | 23.67 (wind: +1.7 m/s) | |||
2nd | 4ร100 m relay | 44.45 (relay leg: 4th) | |||
Asian Games | Bangkok, Thailand | 5th | 100 m | 11.59 (wind: +2.3 m/s) | |
6th | 200 m | 23.58 (wind: +0.1 m/s) | |||
5th | 4ร100 m relay | 44.80 (relay leg: 2nd) | |||
1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 26th (h) | 60 m | 7.54 |
โ (h) | 200 m | DNS | |||
World Championships | Seville, Spain | 37th (h) | 100 m | 11.64 (wind: -0.6 m/s) | |
14th (h) | 4ร100 m relay | 44.80 (relay leg: 2nd) | |||
2000 | Asian Championships | Jakarta, Indonesia | 7th | 100 m | 11.78 (wind: -1.0 m/s) |
5th | 4ร100 m relay | 45.26 (relay leg: 2nd) | |||
2001 | East Asian Games | Osaka, Japan | 4th | 200 m | 23.69 (wind: -2.4 m/s) |
2nd | 4ร100 m relay | 44.24 (relay leg: 2nd) | |||
2002 | Asian Games | Busan, South Korea | 9th (h) | 100 m | 11.70 (wind: -0.2 m/s) |
6th | 200 m | 23.91 (wind: -0.2 m/s) | |||
4th | 4ร100 m relay | 44.59 (relay leg: 2nd) | |||
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 15th (h) | 4ร100 m relay | 44.57 (relay leg: 4th) |
Asian Championships | Manila, Philippines | 2nd | 4ร100 m relay | 44.56 (relay leg: 1st) |
National titlesโป
- Japanese Championships
- 100 m: 1998, "1999," 2000, "2001," 2002, 2003, 2004
- 200 m: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Referencesโป
- ^ "Athlete Interview". CramerJapan (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 July 2004. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "ใใคใฆใฎ็ญ่ท้ขๅฅณ็ ๅฐๅณถๅไฝณใๅผ้". Sports Nippon (in Japanese). 28 September 2008. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "้ธไธใฎๅฐๅณถใจๆฐไบใ็ตๅฉ". Sports Nippon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 12 March 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
External linksโป
- Motoka Arai at World Athletics
- Motoka Arai at JAAF (in Japanese) (archived)
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