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Nao Okabe

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Nao Okabe
Okabe (second left) at the 2012 Japanese Championships
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born28 August 1988 (1988-08-28) (age 36)
Chiba Prefecture, Japan[1]
Alma materUniversity of Tsukuba
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportTrack and field
Event100 metres
Retired2012[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 11.62 (2011)
200 m: 23.75 (2011)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Japan
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Kobe 4×100 m relay
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Macau 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2006 Macau 4×100 m relay

Nao Okabe (岡部 奈緒, Okabe Nao, born 28 August 1988 in Chiba Prefecture) is a Japanese retired track and field sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. She competed in the 4 × 100 meters relay at the 2011 World Championships without qualifying for the final.[3] She also won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2011 Asian Championships, with teammates Momoko Takahashi, Chisato Fukushima and Saori Imai.[4]

Personal bests

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Event Time (s) Competition Venue Date Notes
100 m 11.62 (wind: +1.3 m/s) East Japan Corporate Championships Kumagaya, Japan 22 May 2011
11.46 (wind: +2.6 m/s) Mikio Oda Memorial Hiroshima, Japan 29 April 2011 Wind-assisted
200 m 23.75 (wind: -0.7 m/s) Shizuoka International Meet Fukuroi, Japan 3 May 2011

International competition

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Time (s)
Representing  Japan
2006 Asian Junior Championships Macau, China 1st 100 m 11.76 (wind: -0.8 m/s)
2nd 4×100 m relay 45.66 (relay leg: 2nd)
World Junior Championships Beijing, China 34th (h) 100 m 12.00 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
(h) 4×100 m relay DQ (relay leg: 2nd)
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 4th 100 m 11.79 (wind: +1.9 m/s)
1st 4×100 m relay 44.05 (relay leg: 1st)
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 10th (h) 4×100 m relay 43.83 (relay leg: 1st)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. ^ "ミズノトラッククラブ 岡部奈緒選手に関する報告". Mizuno. 13 February 2013. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  3. ^ "4x100 Metres Relay Women - Round 1 − Results" (PDF). World Athletics. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  4. ^ "WOMEN 4×100m Final − Result" (PDF). JAAF. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
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