Yumi Kajihara

Yumi Kajihara
OLY
In 2020
Personal information
Born (1997-04-10) 10 April 1997 (age 27)
Saitama, Japan
Team information
DisciplineTrack
Road
RoleRider
Medal record
Women's Track cycling
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Omnium
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Berlin Omnium
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Omnium
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Omnium
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team pursuit
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Izu Scratch
Gold medal – first place 2017 New Delhi Points race
Gold medal – first place 2017 New Delhi Omnium
Gold medal – first place 2018 Nilai Omnium
Gold medal – first place 2018 Nilai Madison
Gold medal – first place 2018 Nilai Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2019 Jakarta Omnium
Gold medal – first place 2019 Jakarta Madison
Gold medal – first place 2020 Jincheon Omnium
Silver medal – second place 2016 Izu Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2017 New Delhi Individual pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2019 Jakarta Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2017 New Delhi Road time trial
Bronze medal – third place 2017 New Delhi Madison
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Jincheon Team pursuit

Yumi Kajihara (梶原 悠未, Kajihara Yūmi, born 10 April 1997) is a Japanese professional female road racing and track cyclist. She represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics,[1] and won a silver medal in the women's omnium, becoming the first Japanese woman to win an Olympic medal in cycling.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Six Japanese cyclists selected for Tokyo 2020". www.insidethegames.biz. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Olympics: Yumi Kajihara wins women's omnium track cycling silver for Japan". Mainichi Daily News. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Cycling Track KAJIHARA Yumi". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.