Masumi Ono Explained

Masumi Ono
Nationality:Japanese
Birth Place:Hokuto, Hokkaido, Japan
Alma Mater:Hokkaido University of Education
Height:1.61m (05.28feet)[1]
Weight:52kg (115lb)
Sport:Track and field
Event:Pole vault
Pb:Outdoor: 4.21 m (2003)
Indoor: 4.30 m (2002)

is a retired Japanese athlete who specialised in the pole vault. She was the first Japanese female vaulter to jump over 4 metres.[2] She won multiple medals at the continental level.

She has personal bests of 4.21 metres outdoors (2003) and 4.30 metres indoors (2002).

Personal bests

EventHeightCompetitionVenueDateNotes
Outdoor4.21 mJapanese ChampionshipsShizuoka, Japan6 June 2003Former NR
Indoor4.30 mJapan-China Indoor MatchTianjin, China3 March 2002Former NIR

Competition record

Representing
1998Asian ChampionshipsFukuoka, Japanbgcolor=silver2nd3.80 m
Asian GamesBangkok, Thailandbgcolor=silver2nd4.00 m
1999World Indoor ChampionshipsMaebashi, Japan12th4.20 m
2000Asian ChampionshipsJakarta, Indonesia3rd3.80 m
2002Asian ChampionshipsColombo, Sri Lankabgcolor=silver2nd4.20 m
Asian GamesBusan, South Koreabgcolor=silver2nd4.10 m
2003World ChampionshipsParis, France22nd (q)4.00 m
Asian ChampionshipsManila, Philippines5th3.80 m

National titles

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. JAAF. https://web.archive.org/web/20040603184242/http://www.rikuren.or.jp:80/athlete/women/wom38.html. 3 June 2004. 4 November 2020. Japanese.
  2. News: 小野、4メートルの壁越えた 女子棒高跳びで日本人初. 1998. The Asahi Shimbun. 4 November 2020. Japanese.