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Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

ese athlete who specialised in the

pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

. She was the first Japanese female vaulter to jump over 4 metres. She won multiple medals at the continental level. She has personal bests of 4.21 metres outdoors (2003) and 4.30 metres indoors (2002).

Personal bests

Competition record

National titles

* Japanese Championships **Pole vault: 1998, 1999, 2003

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Masumi Ono
at JAAF (archived) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ono, Masumi 1975 births Living people Athletes from Hokkaido Japanese athletics coaches Japanese female pole vaulters Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Japan Japan Championships in Athletics winners Hokkaido University of Education alumni