Masumi Ono (小野真澄, Ono Masumi, born 5 December 1975 in Hokuto, Hokkaido) is a retired Japanese athlete who specialised in the pole vault.[2] She was the first Japanese female vaulter to jump over 4 metres.[3] She won multiple medals at the continental level.

Masumi Ono
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born5 December 1975 (1975-12-05) (age 48)
Hokuto, Hokkaido, Japan
Alma materHokkaido University of Education
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Country Japan
SportTrack and field
EventPole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Outdoor: 4.21 m (2003)
Indoor: 4.30 m (2002)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok Pole vault
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan Pole vault
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 1998 Fukuoka Pole vault
Silver medal – second place 2002 Colombo Pole vault
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Jakarta Pole vault

She has personal bests of 4.21 metres outdoors (2003) and 4.30 metres indoors (2002).

Personal bests

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Event Height Competition Venue Date Notes
Outdoor 4.21 m Japanese Championships Shizuoka, Japan 6 June 2003 Former NR
Indoor 4.30 m Japan-China Indoor Match Tianjin, China 3 March 2002 Former NIR

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing   Japan
1998 Asian Championships Fukuoka, Japan 2nd 3.80 m
Asian Games Bangkok, Thailand 2nd 4.00 m
1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan 12th 4.20 m
2000 Asian Championships Jakarta, Indonesia 3rd 3.80 m
2002 Asian Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka 2nd 4.20 m
Asian Games Busan, South Korea 2nd 4.10 m
2003 World Championships Paris, France 22nd (q) 4.00 m
Asian Championships Manila, Philippines 5th 3.80 m

National titles

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References

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  1. ^ "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 3 June 2004. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  2. ^ Masumi Ono at World Athletics  
  3. ^ "小野、4メートルの壁越えた 女子棒高跳びで日本人初". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 1998. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
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