Satomi Wadami (和田見 里美, Wadami Satomi, born May 26, 1987 in Hokuei, Tottori) is a Japanese amateur road and track cyclist.[1] She won three bronze medals in women's road time trial, individual pursuit, and points race at the Asian Championships (2006 and 2007), and later represented Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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| Full name | Satomi Wadami | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 May 1987 Hokuei, Tottori, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road, track | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wadami qualified for the Japanese squad in the women's points race at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by claiming a gold medal and receiving a berth from the UCI "B" World Championships in Cape Town, South Africa.[2][3] Wadami did not finish the grueling 25-km Olympic sprint race in a field of twenty-two cyclists, after she suddenly crashed and fell off the track, leaving her distraught and injured.[4][5][6]
Career highlights
edit- 2006
Asian Championships (ITT), Kuala Lumpur (MAS)- 2nd Overall, Tour de Okinawa, Japan
- 3rd Japanese Championships (Road), Japan
- 2007
- UCI B World Championships (Points race), Cape Town (RSA)
- UCI B World Championships (Scratch), Cape Town (RSA)
UCI B World Championships (Pursuit), Cape Town (RSA)
UCI B World Championships (Keirin), Cape Town (RSA)- Asian Championships (Points race), Bangkok (THA)
- Asian Championships (Pursuit), Bangkok (THA)
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Satomi Wadami". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ Wilsnagh, Derek (28 June 2007). "Gold tinting for Joanne's Olympic jol". Independent Online (South Africa). Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ Wilsnagh, Derek (27 June 2007). "SA strikes gold, bronze in world cyle event". Independent Online (South Africa). Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Women's Points Race". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "USA's Hammer crashes out of cycling points race". USA Today. 18 August 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ "Britain wins men's team pursuit gold". The Hindu. 19 August 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
External links
edit- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
- Satomi Wadami at Cycling Archives (archived)
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