Kaori Sakagami (athlete)

Kaori Sakagami
Personal information
Birth nameKaori Yoshida
NationalityJapanese
Born12 May 1974 (1974-05-12) (age 50)
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 place 1998 Fukuoka 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2003 Manila 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Kuala Lampur 4×100 m relay
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1997 Busan 100 m
Silver medal – second place 1997 Busan 4×100 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]

  1. ^ a b "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.