Akiko Sekiwa

Akiko Sekiwa
 
Born
Akiko Katoh

(1978-04-06) April 6, 1978 (age 46)
Team
Curling clubObihiro CC,
Obihiro & Tokoro CC
Curling career
Member Association Japan
World Championship
appearances
5 (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001)
Pacific-Asia Championship
appearances
5 (1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001)
Olympic
appearances
2 (1998, 2002)
Other appearancesWorld Junior Championships: 5 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999)
Medal record
Curling
Pacific-Asia Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Christchurch
Gold medal – first place 1996 Sydney
Gold medal – first place 1997 Karuizawa
Gold medal – first place 1998 Qualicum Beach
Silver medal – second place 2001 Jeonju
Japan Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place 1997 Karuizawa
Gold medal – first place 1998 Tokoro
Gold medal – first place 1999 Tokoro
Gold medal – first place 2001 Tokoro
Silver medal – second place 2000 Karuizawa
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 1998 Thunder Bay
Silver medal – second place 1999 Östersund

Akiko Sekiwa (Japanese: 関和 章子; born April 6, 1978, in Tokoro, Hokkaido, Japan as Akiko Katoh,[1] Japanese: 加藤 章子) is a Japanese curler and curling coach,[2] a four-time Pacific-Asian champion (1994, 1996, 1997, 1998) and a four-time Japan women's champion (1997, 1998, 1999, 2001).

She played for Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where the Japanese team finished in fifth place. Also, she competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics, where the Japanese team finished in eighth place.[3]

  1. ^ Other writing: Akiko Kato.
  2. ^ "Akiko Katoh". WorldCurling.org.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Akiko Kato". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016.