Sakie Tsukuda (佃 咲江, Tsukuda Sakie, born October 31, 1985 in Bihoro, Hokkaidō) is a Japanese track cyclist.[1] She mounted a spirited challenge over South Africa's Tracey van Niekerk for the women's sprint gold medal at the 2007 UCI B World Championships in Cape Town, and later represented Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]
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| Full name | Sakie Tsukuda | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 October 1985 Bihoro, Hokkaidō, Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tsukuda qualified for her first Japanese squad, as a 22-year-old, in the women's sprint at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by receiving a berth from the UCI "B" World Championships in Cape Town, South Africa.[2] After grabbing the twelfth and final seed in 12.134 (an average speed of 59.337 km/h) on the morning prelims, Tsukuda lost her first round match-up to Great Britain's top medal favorite Victoria Pendleton in a spectacular fashion, finished third in her repechage heat behind Belarus' Natallia Tsylinskaya and Cuba's Lisandra Guerra, and then placed twelfth overall in a single four-rider 200 m race to round out the field.[3][4][5]
Career highlights
edit- 2006
- 6th Asian Games (Sprint), Doha (QAT)
- 2007
UCI B World Championships (Keirin), Cape Town (RSA)- UCI B World Championships (Sprint), Cape Town (RSA)
- 2008
- 12th Olympic Games (Sprint), Beijing (CHN)
- 27th UCI World Championships (Sprint), Manchester (GBR)
- 2013
- Japanese Track Cycling Championships (Pursuit), Japan
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sakie Tsukuda". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ a b Wilsnagh, Derek (28 June 2007). "Gold tinting for Joanne's Olympic jol". Independent Online (South Africa). Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Women's Sprint Qualification". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Women's Sprint Finals". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "GB pursuit team set world record". BBC Sport. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
External links
edit- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
- Sakie Tsukuda at Cycling Archives (archived)
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