Sumiko Watanabe
Japanese sprinter
 Watanabe in 1932 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | 渡辺 すみ子 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | (1916-11-28)28 November 1916 Nagoya, Japan |
| Died | 2 November 2010(2010-11-02) (aged 93) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sprinting |
| Event | 100 m |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 12.2 (1932) |
Sumiko Watanabe (渡辺 すみ子, Watanabe Sumiko, 28 November 1916 – 2 November 2010)[1] was a Japanese sprinter. Aged 15 she competed in the 100 m and 4 × 100 m event at the 1932 Summer Olympics and placed fifth in the relay.[2]
In 1935 Watanabe married the founder of Chukyo University Seimei Umemura. After that she changed her last name to Umemura (梅村) and taught physical education at Chukyo University.[1]
References
- ^ a b 梅村学園の発展に多大な功績 梅村すみ子先生逝去される. chukyo-u.ac.jp
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sumiko Watanabe Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
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Japan Championships in Athletics women's 100 metres champions
- 1925: Satoshi Terao
- 1926: Sadako Ishiwata
- 1927–28: Kinue Hitomi
- 1929: Honjo Hatsu
- 1930: Chiyo Yuasa
- 1931–33: Sumiko Watanabe
- 1934: Tsuruko Hattori
- 1935: Sumiko Usui
- 1936: Kikumi Morita
- 1937: Etsuko Komiya
- 1938: Kiyoko Wellta
- 1939–40: Toyoko Yoshino
- 1941: Cancelled
- 1942: Kinuko Hayashi
- 1946–49: Shizuko Inaba
- 1950–51: Ayako Yoshikawa
- 1952: Marjorie Jackson-Nelson
- 1953: Kimiko Okamoto
- 1954–56: Midori Tanaka
- 1957: Kazue Otsuki
- 1958: Yuko Shiojiri
- 1959: Ikuko Yoda
- 1960: Yuko Kobayashi
- 1961: Ikuko Yoda
- 1962: Erika Fisch (FRG)
- 1963: Dorothy Hyman (GBR)
- 1964: Etsuko Miyamoto
- 1965: Masako Nakano
- 1966: Ritsuko Sukegawa
- 1967: Miyoko Tsujishita
- 1968: Miho Sato
- 1969: Ritsuko Sukegawa
- 1970–73: Keiko Yamada
- 1974: Emiko Konishi
- 1975–76: Yukiko Osako
- 1977: Emiko Konishi
- 1978: Keiko Yamada
- 1979: Sumiko Kaibara
- 1980: Yukiko Osako
- 1981: Komimi Isozaki
- 1982–86: Emiko Konishi
- 1987: Mikako Eguchi
- 1988: Etsuko Hara
- 1989: Toshie Iwamoto
- 1990: Miki Madoka
- 1991: Pauline Davis-Thompson (BAH)
- 1992: Ayako Nomura
- 1993: Ayako Nomura
- 1994–96: Toshie Iwamoto
- 1997: Kaori Sakagami
- 1998–2003: Motoko Arai
- 2004: Motoko Arai & Kaori Sakagami
- 2005: Tomoko Ishida
- 2006: Sakie Nobuoka
- 2007: Momoko Takahashi
- 2008: Chisato Fukushima
- 2009: Momoko Takahashi
- 2010–16: Chisato Fukushima
- 2017: Kana Ichikawa
- 2018: Nodoka Seko
- 2019: Midori Mikase
- 2020: Mei Kodama
- 2021: Mei Kodama
- 2022: Arisa Kimishima
- 2023: Arisa Kimishima
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