is a retired

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sprinter. She competed in the

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at the 1991 World Championships in

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and the

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at the 2001 World Championships in

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. She is the first Japanese woman to run 200 metres in under 24 seconds and 400 metres in under 53 seconds, a former Japanese record holder for both events.

Personal bests

International competition

National Championships titles

She was a seven-time national champion at the Japanese Championships.

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Kazue Kakinuma
at JAAF (archived)
Kazue Kakinuma
at Mizuno (archived) 1974 births Living people Japanese female sprinters Sportspeople from Saitama Prefecture World Athletics Championships athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Competitors at the 1995 Summer Universiade Japan Championships in Athletics winners Chuo University alumni {{Japan-athletics-bio-stub