Risa Miyashita

Risa Miyashita (宮下 梨沙, Miyashita Risa, born 26 April 1984) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the javelin throw.[2] She represented her country at the 2011 World Championships without qualifying for the final. In addition, she won two bronze medals at the Asian Championships.

Risa Miyashita
Personal information
Born (1984-04-26) 26 April 1984
Osaka Prefecture, Japan[1]
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Javelin throw

Her personal best in the event is 60.86 metres set in Osaka in 2016.[3]

International competitions
Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Japan
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 4th 52.37 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 26th (q) 55.62 m
2013 Asian Championships Pune, India 3rd 55.30 m
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 3rd 54.76 m
2017 Asian Championships Bhubaneswar, India 5th 54.72 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 29th (q) 53.83 m
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 9th 51.05 m
2019 Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 4th 55.27 m
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References
  1. JAAF. "宮下 梨沙 Risa Miyashita - 公益財団法人日本陸上競技連盟 (JAAF profile)". jaaf.or.jp. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  2. Risa Miyashita at World Athletics
  3. "Profile of Risa MIYASHITA | All-Athletics profile". all-athletics.com. Retrieved 12 July 2017.


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