Kazue Kakinuma

Kazue Kakinuma
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born16 June 1974 (1974-06-16) (age 50)
Yorii, Saitama, Japan[1]
Alma materChuo University
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportTrack and field
EventSprints
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 11.75 (1992)

200 m: 23.82 (1992)

400 m: 52.95 (2001)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Hiroshima 4×100 m relay
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Jakarta 4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Kuala Lampur 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Fukuoka 4×400 m relay
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2001 Osaka 4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Osaka 400 m

Kazue Kakinuma (柿沼 和恵, Kakinuma Kazue, born 16 June 1974 in Yorii, Saitama) is a retired Japanese sprinter. She competed in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo and the 4 × 400 meters relay at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton.[3][4] She is the first Japanese woman to run 200 metres in under 24 seconds and 400 metres in under 53 seconds,[5] a former Japanese record holder for both events.

  1. ^ "Yorii history 1995-2015" (PDF). Yorii (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 23 June 2002. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  3. ^ "4x100 Metres Relay women − Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  4. ^ "4x400 Metres Relay women − Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Interview with the MTC". Mizuno (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 March 2005. Retrieved 31 October 2020.