Hitomi Shimura

Hitomi Shimura (紫村 仁美, Shimura Hitomi, born 8 November 1990) is a Japanese hurdler.^[3] She competed in the women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.^[4]

Hitomi Shimura

Hitomi Shimura in 2017
Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1990-11-08) 8 November 1990 (age 34) Tosu, Saga, Japan[1]
Alma mater	Waseda University
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Hurdling
Event	100 metres hurdles
Club	Toho Bank[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 11.85 (2015) 200 m: 24.01 (2012) 100 m hurdles: 13.02 (2013)

Personal bests

Event	Time	Competition	Venue	Date	Notes
100 m	11.85 (+1.8 m/s)	Spring Junior Meet	Saga, Japan	11 April 2015	[5]
200 m	24.01 (-0.1 m/s)	Shizuoka International meet	Fukuroi, Japan	3 May 2012
100 m hurdles	13.02 (-0.6 m/s)	Japanese Championships	Chōfu, Japan	8 June 2013
4 × 200 m relay	1:35.36 (relay leg: 1st)[a]	Fukushima Relays	Fukushima, Japan	17 October 2015	Former NR[b][6]

National university record holder

Event	Time	Competition	Venue	Date	Notes
100 m hurdles	13.15 (+1.7 m/s)	Mikio Oda Memorial	Hiroshima, Japan	29 April 2012	[7]

International competition

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time (s)	Notes
Representing  Japan
2013	Asian Championships	Pune, India	— (f)	100 m hurdles	DQ	[c]
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	34th (h)	100 m hurdles	13.72 (wind: -0.5 m/s)
2015	Asian Championships	Wuhan, China	5th	100 m hurdles	13.48 (wind: -0.4 m/s)
	DécaNation	Paris, France	6th	100 m hurdles	14.01 (wind: -0.5 m/s)
2017	Asian Championships	Bhubaneswar, India	5th	100 m hurdles	13.59 (wind: -0.1 m/s)
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	31st (h)	100 m hurdles	13.29 (wind: -0.6 m/s)
2018	Asian Games	Jakarta, Indonesia	7th	100 m hurdles	13.74 (wind: +0.2 m/s)

National titles

• Japanese Championships
  • 100 m hurdles: 2013, 2015
  • 4 × 100 m relay: 2020
  • 4 × 400 m relay: 2020

Notes

1. Toho Bank team, with teammates Asami Chiba, Sayaka Aoki and Mayumi Watanabe
2. record was broken by national team in 2019
3. 2nd (h): 13.60 (wind: -0.2 m/s)