Takayo Kondo (近藤 高代, Kondō Takayo, born 17 November 1975 in Ōtsu, Shiga) is a retired Japanese athlete specialising in the pole vault.[2] She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and three consecutive World Championships each time failing to qualify for the final. She was the gold medalist at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships.[3]
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| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 November 1975 (age 49) Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Waseda University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Pole vault | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 4.35 m (2004, 2007, 2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She has personal bests of 4.35 metres outdoors and 4.20 metres indoors.
Personal bests
edit| Event | Height | Competition | Venue | Date | Notes |
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| Outdoor | 4.35 m | Chukyo University Meet | Toyota, Japan | 29 May 2004 | Former NR[1] |
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 26 August 2007 | |||
| Japanese Championships | Hiroshima, Japan | 25 June 2009 | |||
| Indoor | 4.20 m | Kalbach-Riedberg, Germany | 30 January 2008 |
Competition record
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  Japan
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| 1998 | Asian Games | Bangkok, Thailand | 4th | 3.90 m |
| 2000 | Asian Championships | Jakarta, Indonesia | 1st | 4.00 m |
| 2001 | East Asian Games | Osaka, Japan | 2nd | 4.05 m |
| 2002 | Asian Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 5th | 4.05 m |
| Asian Games | Busan, South Korea | 4th | 4.00 m | |
| 2003 | Asian Championships | Manila, Philippines | 2nd | 4.10 m |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 32nd (q) | 4.15 m |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 17th (q) | 4.15 m |
| Asian Championships | Incheon, South Korea | 8th | 4.00 m | |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 25th (q) | 4.35 m |
| 2008 | Asian Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 3rd | 4.10 m |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 28th (q) | 4.10 m |
| Asian Championships | Guangzhou, China | – | NM | |
National titles
edit- Japanese Championships
- Pole vault: 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009
References
edit- ^ a b "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ Takayo Kondo at World Athletics
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Takayo Kondo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
External links
edit- Takayo Kondo at World Athletics
- Takayo Kondo at Olympics.com
- Takayo Kondo at Olympedia
- Takayo Kondo – Athens 2004 at the Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese) (in English)
- Takayo Kondo at JAAF (in Japanese)
- Takayo Kondo at TBS (in Japanese) (archived)
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