Asumi Ōmura

Asumi Ōmura (大村明日美, Ōmura Asumi, born November 11, 1989) is a Japanese sprint canoeist, born in Shizuoka Prefecture.[1][2] She won silver and bronze medal in the women's kayak doubles and four at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, respectively.[3][4] Ōmura is also a member of the canoe and kayak team at Waseda University in Shinjuku, and is coached and trained by Octavian Ispas of Romania.[1]

Asumi Ōmura
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born (1989-11-11) 11 November 1989
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportCanoeing
Event(s)Sprint canoe
ClubWaseda University[1]
Coached byOctavian Ispas[1]
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou K-2 500 m
2010 Guangzhou K-4 500 m

Ōmura represented Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she competed in the women's K-2 500 metres. Ōmura and her partner Shinobu Kitamoto failed to advance into the semi-finals, as they placed sixth in the second heat by approximately two seconds behind the Slovakian pair Ivana Kmeťová and Martina Kohlová, with a time of 1:47.323.[5]

References
  1. "Asumi Ohmura". London 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Asumi Ohmura". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  3. "Li Qiang wins men's canoe single 200m gold". CCTV News. 26 November 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  4. "China wins women's four 500m kayak gold at Asiad". Xinhua News Agency. China Daily. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  5. "Women's Kayak Double (K2) 500m Heat 2". London 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013.


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