Shinobu Kitamoto (北本 忍, Kitamoto Shinobu, born February 1, 1977) is a Japanese sprint canoer who has competed since the mid-2000s. She won a bronze medal in the K-1 200 m event at the 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań, the first person from Japan to medal at the world championships.

Shinobu Kitamoto
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Poznań K-1 200 m
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Putrajaya K-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2005 Putrajaya K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2007 Hwacheon K-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2007 Hwacheon K-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2011 Tehran K-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2011 Tehran K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Putrajaya K-2 1000 m

Competing in three Summer Olympics (Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and London 2012), Kitamoto earned her best finish of fifth in the K-2 500 m event at Beijing in 2008.

World Cup Racice 2010 k1 500m gold medal[citation needed]

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