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Sayaka Aoki

b. 1986

Japanese sprinter, hurdler

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About Sayaka Aoki

Born 1986. Sayaka Aoki is a Japanese athletics competitor, hurdler and sprinter.

is a Japanese track and field sprinter and hurdler, who specializes in the 400 metres sprint and 400 metres hurdles. She competed for her country as part of the Japanese women's 4 × 400 metres relay team at the Summer Olympics in 2008 and the World Championships in Athletics three times (2007, 2009, 2015). She has been a four-time medallist in the relay at the Asian Athletics Championships (2007, 2011, 2013, 2017), including a gold medal in 2011. She won her first major international medal in the hurdles – a bronze – at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships.

Aoki competed for the women's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with her teammates Mayu Kida, Satomi Kubokura, and Asami Tanno. She ran on the anchor leg of the first heat, with an individual-split time of 52.64 seconds. Aoki and her team finished the relay in last place for a seasonal best time of 3:30.52, failing to advance into the final.

Born in Gifu Prefecture, she attended Fukushima University and represented her country as a student-athlete at the 2007 Universiade.

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Fukushima University
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Toho Bank

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Who is Sayaka Aoki?

Japanese sprinter, hurdler

When was Sayaka Aoki born?

Sayaka Aoki was born on 15 December 1986 in Gifu.

What is Sayaka Aoki's occupation?

Sayaka Aoki is an athletics competitor, hurdler and sprinter.

What nationality is Sayaka Aoki?

Sayaka Aoki is Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sayaka Aoki

· Wikidata: Q1106590

· DBpedia: Sayaka Aoki (athlete)

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