Ayako Kimura

Ayako Kimura (木村 文子, Kimura Ayako; born 11 June 1988) is a Japanese hurdler. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 100 meter hurdles, and failed to reach the final. She won a gold, a bronze and a silver medal in this event at the Asian championships in 2013, 2015 and 2017, respectively.

Ayako Kimura

Kimura at the 2017 Asian Championships
Personal information
Born	(1988-06-11) 11 June 1988 (age 37)[1] Hiroshima, Japan[2]
Alma mater	Yokohama National University[3]
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[3]
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 m hurdles, 200 m
Club	Edion, Hiroshima
Coached by	Manabu Kawagoe[3]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	200 m – 25.00 (2017) 100 mH – 13.03 (2013)[1]
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Japan Asian Games 2014 Incheon 100 metres hurdles Asian Championships 2013 Pune 100 metres hurdles 2015 Wuhan 100 metres hurdles 2017 Bhubaneswar 100 metres hurdles 2019 Doha 100 metres hurdles

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Japan
2011	Asian Championships	Kobe, Japan	4th	100 m hurdles	13.26
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	37th (h)	100 m hurdles	13.75
2013	Asian Championships	Pune, India	1st	100 m hurdles	13.25
2014	Continental Cup	Marrakech, Morocco	6th	100 m hurdles	13.17
	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	3rd	100 m hurdles	13.25
2015	Asian Championships	Wuhan, China	3rd	100 m hurdles	13.41
2017	Asian Championships	Bhubaneswar, India	2nd	100 m hurdles	13.30
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	23rd (sf)	100 m hurdles	13.29
2019	Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	1st	100 m hurdles	13.13
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	28th (h)	100 m hurdles	13.19
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	34th (h)	100 m hurdles	13.25