| Mayumi Watanabe | |
| Birth Date: | 6 June 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Niigata, Japan |
| Height: | 1.64 m[1] |
| Weight: | 52 kg |
| Sport: | Track and field |
| Event: | 100 m, 200 m |
| Pb: | 60 m: 7.36 NR (2012) 100 m: 11.44 (2011) 200 m: 23.35 (2013) |
| Retired: | October 2015 |
| Education: | Fukushima University |
is a retired Japanese athlete who specialised in sprinting events. She represented her country at the 2007 and 2009 World Championships.
Her personal bests are 11.44 seconds in the 100 metres (+1.7 m/s, Fukushima 2011) and 23.35 seconds in the 200 metres (+0.4 m/s, Fukuroi 2013).
She retired in October 2015.[2] She is currently the coach of Toho Bank Athletics Club.[3]
| Event | Time | Competition | Venue | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual events | |||||
| 60 m | 7.36 (wind: +0.9 m/s) | Fukushima Relays | Fukushima, Japan | 20 October 2012 | Current NR |
| 100 m | 11.44 (wind: +1.7 m/s) | Fukushima Championships | Fukushima, Japan | 15 July 2011 | |
| 200 m | 23.35 (wind: +0.4 m/s) | Shizuoka International Meet | Fukuroi, Japan | 3 May 2013 | |
| Relay events | |||||
| 4 × 100 m relay | 43.58 (relay leg: 3rd) | Osaka Grand Prix | Osaka, Japan | 9 May 2009 | Former NR |
| 4 × 200 m relay | 1:35.36 (relay leg: 4th) | Fukushima Relays | Fukushima, Japan | 17 October 2015 | Former NR |
| Medley relay | 2:05.81 (relay leg: 2nd) | JITA-IUAUJ Classic Match | Odawara, Japan | 14 October 2012 | Current NR |
| Representing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | – | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 14th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.24 |
| Asian Championships | Guangzhou, China | 5th | 100 m | 11.72 | |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.93 | ||
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.95 | |||
| East Asian Games | Hong Kong, China | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 100 m | 11.83 |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.89 | ||
| 2010 | Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.41 |
| 2013 | Asian Championships | Pune, India | 4th | 100 m | 11.67 |
| 12th (h) | 200 m | 24.48 | |||
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.38 | ||
| 2014 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 18th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.66 |
| 2015 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | – | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ |
| Asian Championships | Wuhan, China | 9th (sf) | 100 m | 11.84 | |