YAMAMOTO Ami

Japan

Athletics

Date of Birth: 19 Apr 2002

Age: 21

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.60/5'3''

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
Additional Information
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 400m Hurdles	7

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium	Women's 400m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
	Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium	Women's 400m Hurdles Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
Heats	Women's 400m Hurdles	2023	Budapest, HUN	57.76
Asian Championships
3	Women's 400m Hurdles	2023	Bangkok, THA	57.80
4	Women's 4 x 400m Relay	2023	Bangkok, THA	3:35.26

Occupation:

Student

Education:

Ritsumeikan University , Kyoto, JPN

Languages spoken:

Japanese

Club name:

Ritsumeikan University [Kyoto, JPN]

Sporting relatives:

Her mother Akiko competed in athletics [800m] at national level in Japan. (hochi, 05 Aug 2022)

Injuries:

In February 2022 she sustained an injury to her hamstring. She returned to competition in September that same year. (grows-rtv, 28 Feb 2022)

Start:

She took up the sport in grade seven at Matsubara Junior High School in Kusatsu, Japan. She initially competed over 100m and 200m before switching to the 400m hurdles in 2019 at Kyoto Tachibana Senior High School in Japan. (hochi, 05 Aug 2022; ritsumei, 29 Jul 2022; ytv-athlete, 16 Jul 2022; grows-rtv, 28 Feb 2022)

Reason:

She played tag rugby while in primary school but switched to athletics following encouragement from her mother and her older sister. She decided to concentrate on the 400m hurdles after finishing fourth at the All Japan Inter-High School tournament. (ritsumei, 29 Jul 2022; ytv-athlete, 16 Jul 2022; grows-rtv, 28 Feb 2022)

Ambition:

To compete in the 400m hurdles at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (hochi, 05 Aug 2022; ytv-athlete, 16 Jul 2022)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event