Kaori Sakagami
Personal information
Birth nameKaori Yoshida
NationalityJapanese
Born12 May 1974 (1974-05-12) (age 49)
Fukui, Japan
Alma materKanazawa University Graduate schools[1]
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportTrack and field
Event100 metres
Retired23 September 2004[3]
Achievements and titles
Personal best100 m: 11.39 (2004)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Japan
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place1998 Fukuoka4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2003 Manila4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place1991 Kuala Lampur4×100 m relay
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place1997 Busan100 m
Silver medal – second place1997 Busan4×100 m relay

Kaori Sakagami (坂上 香織, Sakagami Kaori, née Yoshida (吉田), born 12 May 1974 in Fukui) is a Japanese retired sprinter. She competed in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1997 World Championships, 1999 World Championships and 2003 World Championships.[4] She was also the reserve relay member at the 1991 World Championships. She held the national record (11.56 seconds and 11.42 seconds), national university record (11.56 seconds) and national junior high school record (12.12 seconds) in the 100 metres.[1]

Personal bests

Event Time (s) Competition Venue Date Notes
100 m 11.39 (wind: +1.1 m/s) Japanese Championships Tottori, Japan 4 June 2004
11.29 (wind: +3.4 m/s) Hokuriku Region Government University Athletic Meet Fukui, Japan 9 July 2000 Wind-assisted

International competition

Year Competition Venue Position Event Time (s)
Representing  Japan
1991 Asian Championships Kuala Lampur, Malaysia 3rd 4×100 m relay 45.25 (relay leg: 1st)
1995 Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 21st (qf) 100 m 11.95 (wind: +1.0 m/s)
5th 4×100 m relay 44.80 (relay leg: 3rd)
1997 East Asian Games Busan, South Korea 2nd 100 m 11.49 (wind: +2.5 m/s)
2nd 4×100 m relay 45.16 (relay leg: 3rd)
World Championships Athens, Greece 15th (sf) 4×100 m relay 44.56 (relay leg: 2nd)
1998 Asian Championships Fukuoka, Japan (h) 100 m 12.05 (wind: -2.2 m/s)
2nd 4×100 m relay 44.45 (relay leg: 1st)
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 14th (h) 4×100 m relay 44.80 (relay leg: 3rd)
2000 Asian Championships Jakarta, Indonesia 8th 100 m 11.83 (wind: -1.0 m/s)
5th 4×100 m relay 45.26 (relay leg: 4th)
2002 Asian Games Busan, South Korea 10th (h) 100 m 11.80 (wind: +0.6 m/s)
4th 4×100 m relay 44.59 (relay leg: 4th)
2003 World Championships Paris, France 15th (h) 4×100 m relay 44.57 (relay leg: 3rd)
Asian Championships Manila, Philippines 6th 100 m 11.90 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
2nd 4×100 m relay 44.56 (relay leg: 2nd)

National titles

References

  1. 1 2 "Profile". JRPO (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  2. "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 3 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  3. "女性短距離選手の第一人者・坂上香織選手が引退いたしました。". Miki House (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 10 March 2005. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  4. "Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 November 2020.


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