Yumi Tanaka Explained

Yumi Tanaka
Birth Date:15 December 1998
Birth Place:Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Sport:Athletics
Event:100 m hurdles
Education:Ritsumeikan University

is a Japanese athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles. She represented her country at the 2023 World Championships, at the 2022 Asian Games and at the Paris Olympic Games 2024.

Her personal best in the event is 12.85 seconds (−0.3 m/s) set in Niigata in 2024.[1] This is the currently 2nd best in Japanese history.

International competitions

Representing
2015World Youth Championships in AthleticsCali, Colombia13th (sf)100 m hurdles13.64
2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary34th (h)100 m hurdles13.12
Asian GamesHangzhou, Chinabgcolor=bronze3rd100 m hurdles13.04
2024Summer OlympicsParis, France7th (sf)100 m hurdles12.91

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 100mH田中佑美 日本歴代2位の12秒85も「標準記録を突破したかった」/日本選手権 . 月刊陸上競技 . 29 June 2024. 10 July 2024.