Maki Wada

Maki Wada

Wada (No.303) at the 2012 Japanese Championships
Personal information
Nationality	Japan
Born	18 November 1986 (1986-11-18) (age 38) Kyoto Prefecture, Japan[1]
Alma mater	Ryukoku University
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	100 metres 200 metres 4×100 metres relay
Club	Mizuno Track Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 11.53 (2018) 200 m: 23.67 (2007)[2]
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Japan Asian Championships 2009 Guangzhou 4×100 m relay East Asian Games 2009 Hong Kong 4×100 m relay 2009 Hong Kong 100 m

Maki Wada (和田 麻希, Wada Maki, born 18 November 1986 in kyoto Prefecture) is a Japanese track and field sprinter. She competed in the 4 × 100 meters relay at the 2009 World Championships and did not qualify for the final.^[3]

She married her coach Akinori Minato in August 2020.^[4]

Personal bests

Event	Time (s)	Competition	Venue	Date	Notes
100 m	11.53 (wind: +0.8 m/s)	Sumitomo Electric Cup	Itami, Japan	21 October 2018
	11.45 (wind: +2.8 m/s)	National Sports Festival	Akita, Japan	6 October 2007	Wind-assisted
200 m	23.67 (wind: +1.3 m/s)	National University Championship	Hiratsuka, Japan	9 September 2007	[2]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time (s)
Representing  Japan and Asia-Pacific (Continental Cup only)
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	14th (h)	4×100 m relay	44.24 (relay leg: 4th)
	Asian Championships	Guangzhou, China	— (h)	200 m	DNS
			1st	4×100 m relay	43.93 (relay leg: 1st)
	East Asian Games	Hong Kong, China	3rd	100 m	12.06 (wind: -1.2 m/s)
			2nd	4×100 m relay	44.89 (relay leg: 4th)
2010	Continental Cup	Split, Croatia	4th	4×100 m relay	44.54 (relay leg: 1st)

National title

• National Corporate Championships
  • 200 m: 2018

Circuit win

• National Grand Prix Series (200 m)
  • Overall winner: 2019^[5]

References

1. "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 October 2020.
2. "National University Championship − Results" (PDF). The Inter-University Athletics Union of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 October 2020.
3. "4x100 Metres Relay Women - Round 1 − Results" (PDF). World Athletics. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
4. "陸上和田麻希が結婚、15年交際の大学先輩コーチと". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 26 August 2020. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
5. "2019日本グランプリシリーズ 「シリーズチャンピオン」「種目別チャンピオン」一覧" (PDF). JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 November 2020.

External links

• Maki Wada at World Athletics
• Maki Wada at JAAF (in Japanese)
• Maki Wada at Mizuno Track Club (in Japanese)
• Maki Wada at TBS (in Japanese) (archived)
• Maki Wada on Twitter
• Maki Wada on Instagram