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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

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...

. She twice competed at World Championships failing to qualify for the final round. With a personal best of 61.15 metres, she is a former Japanese record holder in the event.Nakamura, Ken (2001-05-07)
Takako Miyake sets national javelin throw record in Mito
IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-27.

International competitions

References

1974 births Living people Japanese female javelin throwers Asian Games competitors for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games Competitors at the 1995 Summer Universiade World Athletics Championships athletes for Japan Japan Championships in Athletics winners 20th-century Japanese women {{Japan-athletics-bio-stub