Nao Okabe Explained

Nao Okabe
Nationality:Japanese
Country:Japan
Sport:Track and field
Event:100 metres
Alma Mater:University of Tsukuba
Retired:2012[1]
Birth Place:Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Height:1.65m (05.41feet)[2]
Weight:54kg (119lb)
Pb:100 m: 11.62 (2011)
200 m: 23.75 (2011)

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

EventTime (s)CompetitionVenueDateNotes
100 m11.62 (wind: +1.3 m/s)East Japan Corporate ChampionshipsKumagaya, Japan22 May 2011
11.46 (wind: +2.6 m/s)Mikio Oda MemorialHiroshima, Japan29 April 2011Wind-assisted
200 m23.75 (wind: -0.7 m/s)Shizuoka International MeetFukuroi, Japan3 May 2011

International competition

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime (s)
Representing
2006Asian Junior ChampionshipsMacau, China1st100 m11.76 (wind: -0.8 m/s)
2nd4×100 m relay45.66 (relay leg: 2nd)
World Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China34th (h)100 m12.00 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
(h)4×100 m relay (relay leg: 2nd)
2011Asian ChampionshipsKobe, Japan4th100 m11.79 (wind: +1.9 m/s)
1st4×100 m relay44.05 (relay leg: 1st)
World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea10th (h)4×100 m relay43.83 (relay leg: 1st)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ミズノトラッククラブ 岡部奈緒選手に関する報告. 13 February 2013. Mizuno. https://web.archive.org/web/20130514101522/http://www.mizuno.co.jp/whatsnew/2013/02/20130213.html. 14 May 2013. 29 October 2020.
  2. Web site: Profile. JAAF. 29 October 2020. Japanese.
  3. Web site: 4x100 Metres Relay Women - Round 1 − Results. World Athletics. 29 October 2020.
  4. Web site: WOMEN 4×100m Final − Result. JAAF. 29 October 2020.