Kumiko Ikeda Explained

is a Japanese long jumper.

She won bronze medals at the 2000 World Junior Championships and the 2001 Summer Universiade, and finished eleventh at the 2001 World Championships. On the regional level she won a bronze medal at the 2005 Asian Championships and gold at the 2006 Asian Games.

Her personal best jump is 6.86 metres, achieved in May 2006 in Osaka. This is the current Japanese record.^[1]

She began competing as Kumiko Imura in the 2009 season.^[2]

Competition record

Representing
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	9th (sf)	100m hurdles	13.52 (wind: -0.4 m/s)
			3rd	Long jump	6.43 m (wind: +0.8 m/s)
2001	East Asian Games	Osaka, Japan	3rd	100 m hurdles	13.48
			2nd	Long jump	6.52 m
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	11th	Long jump	6.44 m
	Universiade	Beijing, China	3rd	Long jump	6.53 m
2002	Asian Championships	Colombo, Sri Lanka	5th	Long jump	6.32 m (w)
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	22nd (q)	Long jump	6.15 m
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	21st (q)	Long jump	6.35 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	15th (q)	Long jump	6.51 m
	Asian Championships	Incheon, South Korea	3rd	100 m hurdles	13.54
			3rd	Long jump	6.52 m
	East Asian Games	Macau	1st	Long jump	6.54 m
2006	Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	bgcolor=gold	1st	Long jump	6.81 m
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	25th (q)	Long jump	6.42 m
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	12th (q)	Long jump	6.17 m
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	19th (q)	Long jump	6.47 m
2009	Asian Championships	Guangzhou, China	5th	Long jump	6.17 m
2010	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	5th	Long jump	6.37 m
2011	Asian Championships	Kobe, Japan	7th	Long jump	6.23 m

Notes and References

1. http://www.athletix.org/Statistics/natrljwomen.html National long jump records, women
2. http://en.olympic.cn/news/sports_news/2009-05-08/1791702.html Wariner returns to Osaka - IAAF World Athletics Tour Preview