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Saori Imai

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Saori Imai
Imai (third from left) at the 2012 Japan Championships
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born22 August 1990 (1990-08-22) (age 34)
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)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Japan
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Kobe 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Kobe 200 m

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]

Personal bests

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "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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