Ikuko Nishikori
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Nationality
Japan
JapanBorn5 January 1980 (age 46)
Izumo, Shimane, Japan[1]
AlmamaterWaseda University
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
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| Nationality | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 January 1980 (age 46) Izumo, Shimane, Japan[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Waseda University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Pole vault | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 4.36 m (Hiroshima 2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ikuko Nishikori (錦織 育子, Nishikori Ikuko; born 5 January 1980 in Izumo, Shimane) is a retired Japanese pole vaulter.
She won the bronze medal at the 2005 East Asian Games,[3] finished fifth at the 2005 Asian Championships, won the gold medal at the 2006 Asian Indoor Championships, the bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games and the gold medal at the 2008 Asian Indoor Championships.[4]
Her personal best jump is 4.36 metres, achieved in April 2006 in Hiroshima. Indoors she has 4.31 metres, achieved in February 2006 in Yokohama.[4] These are both former national records.[2]
