Akari Kishikawa

Akari Kishikawa (岸川 朱里, Kishikawa Akari, born 13 September 1985 in Yokohama) is a Japanese retired middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. She was a two-time national champion in the event.^[2]

Akari Kishikawa

Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	13 September 1985 (1985-09-13) (age 39) Yokohama, Japan[1]
Alma mater	Nippon Sport Science University
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Track and field
Event	800 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best	2:03.34 (Kumagaya 2011)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Japan East Asian Games 2009 Hong Kong 800 m

She has been the coach of the Kanto Gakuin University athletic club since 2019.^[1]

Personal best

Event	Time	Competition	Venue	Date
800 m	2:03.34	Japanese Championships	Kumagaya, Japan	12 June 2011

International competition

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time
Representing  Japan
2004	Asian Junior Championships	Ipoh, Malaysia	4th	800 m	2:07.89
	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	27th (h)	800 m	2:09.38
2009	East Asian Games	Hong Kong, China	2nd	800 m	2:07.21
2010	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	4th	800 m	2:03.73
2011	Asian Championships	Kobe, Japan	8th	800 m	2:04.87

National title

• Japanese Championships
  • 800 m: 2010, 2011

References

1. "陸上競技部、新コーチ就任のお知らせ" (PDF). Kanto Gakuin University (in Japanese). 6 March 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
2. "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 October 2020.

External links

• Akari Kishikawa at World Athletics
• Akari Kishikawa at JAAF (in Japanese)