Ayako Yoshikawa
 Yoshikawa at the 1952 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1 March 1933 Osaka, Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 March 2025 (aged 92) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Sprint, long jump | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100 m – 12.0 (1951) LJ – 5.75 m (1952) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ayako Yoshikawa (吉川 綾子, Yoshikawa Ayako; later Hoshino, 1 March 1933 – 11 March 2025) was a Japanese athlete. She won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay and a silver in the long jump at the 1951 Asian Games, and placed 16th in the long jump at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]
Yoshikawa began competing in track and field in high school, and was coached by Mikio Oda. While in high school, she participated in the 1950 Japan Championships, setting a new record for her school. She went on to become a teacher and a reporter for the Sankei Shimbun.[2]
Yoshikawa died on 11 March 2025, at the age of 92.[2]
References
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- ^ Ayako Yoshikawa. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b "【陸上】短距離・走幅跳で活躍した吉川綾子さんが92歳で死去 100mで51年日本新、52年ヘルシンキ五輪出場". Yahoo (in Japanese). 12 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.