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Akimoto Sumitomo
Akimoto (written: 秋元 or 秋本) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese Hurdling, hurdler *, Japanese ''Daimyo, daimyō'' *, Japanese judoka *, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese singer *, Japanese politician *Akimoto Kojima, birth name of Gojōrō Katsuhiro (born 1973) *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese fashion model *, Japanese idol, singer, actress and television personality *Masahiro Akimoto (other), multiple people *, Japanese playwright *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese actress and singer *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese actor and model *, Japanese actress, singer, and idol *, Japanese actress *, Japanese politician *, Japanese television writer, lyricist and academic *, Japanese actor and voice actor *, Japanese footballer Fictional characters * Akimoto, minor character in the manga/anime series ''Hell Girl'' * , major character in the 2007 anime series ''Yes! Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emi Akimoto
Emi Akimoto (; born 19 July 1956) is a Japanese former track and field athlete who specialised in the 100 metres hurdles. She was the gold medallist in the event at the Asian Athletics Championships three times consecutively from 1979 to 1983, breaking the championship record each time. She won two gold medals at the Athletics at the 1982 Asian Games, Asian Games in 1982, running in the hurdles and 4×100 metres relay. Akimoto was a six-time champion at the Japan Championships in Athletics. She represented her country at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics and ran for Asia at the IAAF World Cup in 1979 and 1981. She was also a two-time medallist at the Pacific Conference Games. In her later career she ran under her married name: Emi Sasaki (). Career Early life and career Akimoto emerged as one of Japan's top female sprint (running), sprinters while still a high school student in the mid-1970s. At the 1975 Japan international indoor meet, she was second in the 50 metres, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |