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Makiko Yoshida

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Makiko Yoshida
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born16 July 1976 (1976-07-16) (age 48)
Kōriyama, Japan[1]
Alma materFukushima University Graduate School[1]
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Weight46 kg (101 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportTrack and field
Event400 metres hurdles
RetiredNovember 2014
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m: 53.20 (2003)
400 m hurdles: 55.89 (2003)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Japan
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Jakarta 4 × 400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Colombo 4 × 400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Colombo 400 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Incheon 400 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Incheon 4 × 400 m relay
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2001 Osaka 4 × 400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Osaka 400 m hurdles

Makiko Yoshida (吉田真希子, Yoshida Makiko, born 16 July 1976) is a retired Japanese athlete who specialised in the 400 metres hurdles.[3] She was the former national record holder in the event and first Japanese female hurdler to run under 57 and 56 seconds.[4] She won several medals at the regional level.

She retired in November 2014 and became the coach of Toho Bank Athletics Club.[5]

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Japan
1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan 17th (h) 800 m 2:15.65
2000 Asian Championships Jakarta, Indonesia 4th 800 m 2:07.09
2nd 4x400 m relay 3:37.15
2001 East Asian Games Osaka, Japan 3rd 400 m hurdles 57.33
2nd 4x400 m relay 3:33.06
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 13th (h) 4x400 m relay 3:33.51
2002 Asian Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka 4th 400 m 54.67
3rd 400 m hurdles 57.04
2nd 4x400 m relay 3:38.29
Asian Games Busan, South Korea 4th 400 m hurdles 56.68
4th 4x400 m relay 3:33.23
2003 World Championships Paris, France 23rd (h) 400 m hurdles 57.08
2005 Asian Championships Incheon, South Korea 3rd 400 m hurdles 56.85
3rd 4x400 m relay 3:33.54
2006 Asian Games Doha, Qatar 7th 400 m hurdles 58.90

National titles

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Personal bests

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Outdoor

Indoor

Masters national record holder

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Profile". Toho Bank (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 3 June 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. ^ Makiko Yoshida at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "女性指導者のためのコーチングクリニック【1. 実技講習】". JAAF (in Japanese). 29 August 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  5. ^ "吉田選手(東邦銀行)引退 女子陸上日本記録9回更新". Fukushima Minpo (in Japanese). 2 November 2014. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Women's national record" (PDF). Japan Masters Athletics (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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