Hitomi Shimura (紫村 仁美, Shimura Hitomi; born 8 November 1990) is a Japanese hurdler.[3] She competed in the women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.[4]
 Hitomi Shimura in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | 8 November 1990 Tosu, Saga, Japan[1] |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2] |
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Japan |
| Sport | Hurdling |
Event | 100 metres hurdles |
| Club | Toho Bank[1] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 11.85 (2015) 200 m: 24.01 (2012) |
Personal bests
edit| Event | Time | Competition | Venue | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 11.85 (+1.8 m/s) | Spring Junior Meet | Saga, Japan | 11 April 2015 | [5] |
| 200 m | 24.01 (-0.1 m/s) | Shizuoka International meet | Fukuroi, Japan | 3 May 2012 | |
| 100 m hurdles | 13.02 (-0.6 m/s) | Japanese Championships | Chōfu, Japan | 8 June 2013 | |
| 4 × 200 m relay | 1:35.36 (relay leg: 1st)[a] | Fukushima Relays | Fukushima, Japan | 17 October 2015 | Former NR[b][6] |
National university record holder
edit| Event | Time | Competition | Venue | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m hurdles | 13.15 (+1.7 m/s) | Mikio Oda Memorial | Hiroshima, Japan | 29 April 2012 | [7] |
International competition
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time (s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Japan | ||||||
| 2013 | Asian Championships | Pune, India | — (f) | 100 m hurdles | DQ | [c] |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 34th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.72 (wind: -0.5 m/s) | ||
| 2015 | Asian Championships | Wuhan, China | 5th | 100 m hurdles | 13.48 (wind: -0.4 m/s) | |
| DécaNation | Paris, France | 6th | 100 m hurdles | 14.01 (wind: -0.5 m/s) | ||
| 2017 | Asian Championships | Bhubaneswar, India | 5th | 100 m hurdles | 13.59 (wind: -0.1 m/s) | |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 31st (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.29 (wind: -0.6 m/s) | ||
| 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 7th | 100 m hurdles | 13.74 (wind: +0.2 m/s) | |
National titles
edit- Japanese Championships
- 100 m hurdles: 2013, 2015
- 4 × 100 m relay: 2020
- 4 × 400 m relay: 2020
Notes
edit- ↑ Toho Bank team, with teammates Asami Chiba, Sayaka Aoki and Mayumi Watanabe
- ↑ record was broken by national team in 2019
- ↑ 2nd (h): 13.60 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
References
edit- 1 2 "Profile". Toho Bank (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ↑ "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ↑ "Hitomi Shimura". IAAF. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ↑ "100 metres hurdles Women". IAAF. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ↑ "Spring Junior Meet - Results" (PDF). Saga Athletics Association (in Japanese). p. 2. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ↑ "Records". JAAF. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ↑ "National University Record". The Inter-University Athletics Union of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 October 2020.
External links
edit- Hitomi Shimura at World Athletics
- Hitomi Shimura at JAAF (in Japanese) (in English)
- Hitomi Shimura Archived 28 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine at Toho Bank (in Japanese)
