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. She holds a personal best jump of 6.59 metres. She was a bronze medalist at the 2011 Asian Championships and a three-time national champion at the Japanese Championships. Her mother Emiko Koumaru is also a former Long jumper, having competed at the

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in Tokyo. She was also the 1966 Japanese Championships champion and former Japanese record holder.

Personal bests

International competition

National titles

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**Long jump:

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, 2015 * National Sports Festival **100 m: 1999 (U19) **Long jump: 1999 (U19), 2010, 2011, 2015 *National Corporate Championships **Long jump: 2007 *National High School Championships **Long jump: 2000

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Saeko Okayama
at JAAF 1982 births Living people Athletics from Hiroshima Prefecture Japanese female long jumpers Japan Championships in Athletics winners Waseda University alumni Asian Athletics Championships medalists 21st-century Japanese sportswomen {{Japan-longjump-athletics-bio-stub