Satomi Kubokura
Japanese track and field athlete
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Satomi Kubokura (久保倉 里美, Kubokura Satomi; born 27 April 1982 in Asahikawa) is a Japanese track and field athlete who competes in the 200 metres, the 400 metres and the 400 m hurdles.
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| Born | 27 April 1982 Asahikawa, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Her personal bests are 24.32 in the 200 m achieved at Kobe on 27 April 2008; 38.12 in the 300 metres at Izumo on 22 April 2007; 53.08 in the 400 metres in Osaka on 30 June 2007; and 55.34 in the 400 m hurdles at Osaka on 26 June 2011.
She competed in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics where she qualified for the second round with the twelfth fastest overall time of 55.82 seconds.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she reached the semi-finals of 400 metre hurdles.[1]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Japan | |||||
| 2003 | Asian Championships | Manila, Philippines | 8th | 400 m hurdles | 58.36 |
| 2005 | Asian Championships | Incheon, South Korea | 4th | 400 m hurdles | 57.23 |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.54 | |||
| East Asian Games | Macau, China | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 57.38 | |
| 2006 | Asian Games | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 56.49 |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:35.08 | |||
| 2007 | Asian Championships | Amman, Jordan | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 56.74 |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.82 | |||
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 26th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 57.01 | |
| 11th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:30.17 | |||
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 15th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 56.69 |
| 15th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:30.52 | |||
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 24th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 56.91 |
| 14th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:34.46 | |||
| Asian Championships | Guangzhou, China | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 56.62 | |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.95 | |||
| 2010 | Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 56.83 |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.81 | |||
| 2011 | Asian Championships | Kobe, Japan | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 56.52 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:35.00 | |||
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 21st (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 56.87 | |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 20th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 56.25 |
| 2013 | Asian Championships | Pune, India | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 56.82 |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:35.72 | |||
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 17th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 56.33 | |
| 2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 56.21 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 35th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 57.34 |
