Chisato Fukushima

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Chisato Fukushima

| image = 2014 DécaNation - 100 m 16.jpg

| imagesize = 200px

| caption = Fukushima in 2014

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|6|27|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Makubetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = 1.65 m

| weight = 48 kg

| country = Japan

| sport = Running

| event = 100 metres, 200 metres

| pb =

100m: 11.21

200m: 22.88

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry| {{JPN}} }}

}}

{{Nihongo|Chisato Fukushima|福島千里|Fukushima Chisato|born 27 June 1988, in Makubetsu, Hokkaido}} is a Japanese track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Japan.{{cite web |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/0/223840.shtml |title=Athlete biography: Chisato Fukushima |website=Beijing2008.cn |publisher=Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games |access-date=27 August 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908092518/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/0/223840.shtml |archivedate=8 September 2008 |url-status=dead}} She is the Japanese record holder in the women's 100 metres and 200 metres.

Career

She began her career with appearances in the sprints at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics and the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics. Fukushima represented Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and the 2012 Summer Games in London. She competed at the 100 m sprint and placed fifth in her heat without advancing to the second round. She ran the distance in a time of 11.74 seconds.

In 2009, she broke Sakie Nobuoka's 200 m Japanese national record of 23.33 seconds in Hiroshima, recording 23.14 seconds.{{cite news |last=Nakamura |first=Ken |date=6 May 2009 |url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=50467.html |title=National women's 200m record and world season 10,000m lead–Japanese competition round-up |publisher=IAAF |access-date=26 September 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509175855/http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind%3D100/newsid%3D50467.html |archivedate=9 May 2009 |url-status=dead}} Soon after, she broke the national record in the 100 m for the first time, registering 11.28, then 11.24 seconds. She also broke the 200 metres Japanese record again with a run of 23.14 seconds. Fukushima improved upon this in June at the Japanese national championships, winning the race in 23 seconds flat. In addition, this achieved the A standard, and qualification, for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.{{cite news |last=Nakamura |first=Ken |date=29 June 2009 |url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/sprinters-excel-at-the-japanese-champs |title=Sprinters excel at the Japanese Champs |publisher=IAAF |access-date=30 April 2016 |archive-date=11 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211120540/https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/sprinters-excel-at-the-japanese-champs |url-status=live }} However, at the championships she finished fourth in the 200 m heats and was eliminated. She managed to reach the quarter-finals of the 100 m however.

In November of the same year, she won her first Asian title in 100 m with 11.27 seconds into a negative wind of −1.0 m/s, at the 2009 Asian Championships in Athletics in Guangzhou, China. Three days later, she secured her second gold medal of the same meet together with her teammates in the women's 4 x 100 m relay final. She came third for the 2009 Japanese Athlete of the Year award by voting of an expert panel from Track and Field Magazine of Japan.

She began 2010 with a new record in the 100 m at the Mikio Oda Memorial International Amateur Athletic Game, recording a time of 11.21 seconds.{{cite news |last=Nakamura |first=Ken |date=30 April 2010 |url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/japanese-100m-record-for-fukushima-in-hiroshi |title=Japanese 100m record for Fukushima in Hiroshima, world leading 27:15.73 for Thuo in Kobe |publisher=IAAF |access-date=30 April 2016 |archive-date=23 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923171536/https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/japanese-100m-record-for-fukushima-in-hiroshi |url-status=live }} She won the 100 m at the Japanese championships, beating Momoko Takahashi in a time of 11.39 seconds, but finished as runner-up behind her rival in the 200 m race.{{cite news |last=Nakamura |first=Ken |date=7 June 2010 |url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/murofushi-and-murakami-extended-their-winning |title=Murofushi and Murakami extended their winning streak at the Japanese National Championships |publisher=IAAF |access-date=30 April 2016 |archive-date=6 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506154605/http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/murofushi-and-murakami-extended-their-winning |url-status=live }} On 22 November, she won her first gold medal in 100 m at the 2010 Asian Games, again in Guangzhou, thus ending Japan's 44-year-long medal drought in the sprint event.

At the 2011 Seiko Golden Grand Prix Fukushima set a new national relay record of 43.39 seconds alongside Saori Kitakaze, Momoko Takahashi and Kana Ichikawa.{{cite news |publisher=IAAF |access-date=30 April 2016 |last=Nakamura |first=Ken |date=8 May 2011 |url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/pars-defeats-murofushi-japanese-womens-4x100m |title=Pars defeats Murofushi, Japanese women's 4x100m Relay record falls in Kawasaki – IAAF World Challenge |archive-date=6 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506150045/http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/pars-defeats-murofushi-japanese-womens-4x100m |url-status=live }}

On 26 June 2011, Chisato Fukushima ran a 100m time of 11.16 with +3.4 m/s wind in Tottori city, Japan.

In 2015, she won a gold medal at the Asian Athletics Championships.{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/Asian-Athletics-Championship-Poovamma-and-Liksy-claim-silver/articleshow/47550671.cms |title=Asian Athletics Championship: Poovamma and Liksy claim silver |agency=TNN |work=The Times of India |date=5 July 2015 |access-date=30 April 2016 |archive-date=31 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031045713/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/Asian-Athletics-Championship-Poovamma-and-Liksy-claim-silver/articleshow/47550671.cms |url-status=live }}

Fukushima finally broke her own national record in the 200 meters when she clocked 22.88 seconds at the 100th Japan National Championships on 26 June 2016, in Nagoya, giving her a sixth straight title and earning her a berth at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Fukushima's time at Paloma Mizuho Stadium, cut 0.01 second off the previous record she set back on 3 May 2010, and marked the first time she had broken 23 seconds since then.{{Cite web |url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/06/26/more-sports/track-field/fukushima-breaks-200-meter-national-record-complete-sprint-double/#.V4NU261f1dg |title=Fukushima breaks 200-meter national record to complete sprint double |access-date=2017-02-20 |archive-date=2020-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922185130/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/06/26/more-sports/track-field/fukushima-breaks-200-meter-national-record-complete-sprint-double/#.V4NU261f1dg |url-status=live }}

On 20 January 2017, Chisato Fukushima said in a statement, "I left Hokkaido College of High Technology and its Athletes Club today. And I decided to become the professional, starting from today".

On 11 January 2018, Chisato Fukushima said at a news conference at Seiko's headquarters in Tokyo, "I am very pleased that I joined Seiko. I concentrate on practice in a new environment, first of all I would like to aim for updating my self-record Japanese records.".{{cite web |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/01/12/more-sports/track-field/sprinter-chisato-fukushima-upbeat-training-new-environment/#.Wlp2ObsUmTN |title=Sprinter Chisato Fukushima upbeat about training in new environment |website=japantimes.co.jp |access-date=2018-01-13 |archive-date=2021-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116180218/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/01/12/more-sports/track-field/sprinter-chisato-fukushima-upbeat-training-new-environment/#.Wlp2ObsUmTN |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://japan.cnet.com/release/30227290/ |title=福島千里選手がセイコーに入社 japanese web site |website=japan.cnet.com |access-date=2018-01-13 |archive-date=2021-01-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120044031/https://japan.cnet.com/release/30227290/ |url-status=live }}

Competition record

{{AchievementTable\|Event=yes}}
colspan="6"\|Representing {{JPN}}
rowspan=2\|2005 \|rowspan=2\|World Youth Championships \|rowspan=2\|Marrakech, Morocco \|16th (sf) \|100 m \|11.95
22nd (sf) \|200 m \|24.87
rowspan=2\|2006 \|rowspan=2\|World Junior Championships \|rowspan=2\|Beijing, China \|23rd (sf) \|100m \|12.11 (-1.8 m/s)
— \|4×100m relay \|DQ
2008 \|Olympic Games \|Beijing, China \|47th (h) \|100 m \|11.74
rowspan=5\|2009 \|rowspan=3\|World Championships \|rowspan=3\|Berlin, Germany \|17th (qf) \|100 m \|11.43
26th (h) \|200 m \|23.40
14th (h) \|4×100 m relay \|44.24
rowspan=2\|Asian Championships \|rowspan=2\|Guangzhou, China \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|100 m \|11.27
bgcolor=gold\|1st \|4×100 m relay \|43.93
rowspan=4\|2010 \|Continental Cup \|Split, Croatia \|6th \|100 m \|11.42Representing Asia-Pacific
rowspan=3\|Asian Games \|rowspan=3\|Guangzhou, China \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|100 m \|11.33
bgcolor=gold\|1st \|200 m \|23.62
bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|4×100 m relay \|44.41
rowspan=5\|2011 \|rowspan=2\|Asian Championships \|rowspan=2\|Kobe, Japan \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|200 m \|23.49
bgcolor=gold\|1st \|4×100 m relay \|44.05
rowspan=3\|World Championships \|rowspan=3\|Daegu, South Korea \|22nd (sf) \|100 m \|11.59
20th (sf) \|200 m \|23.52
11th (h) \|4×100 m relay \|43.83
rowspan=4\|2012 \|World Indoor Championships \|Istanbul, Turkey \|9th (h) \|60 m \|7.29 (NR)
rowspan=3\|Olympic Games \|rowspan=3\|London, United Kingdom \|32nd (h) \|100 m \|11.41
48 (h) \|200 m \|24.14
15th (h) \|4×100 m relay \|44.25
rowspan=4\|2013 \|rowspan=3\|Asian Championships \|rowspan=3\|Pune, India \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|100 m \|11.53
4th \|200 m \|23.81
bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|4×100 m relay \|44.38
World Championships \|Moscow, Russia \|37th (h) \|200 m \|23.85
rowspan=3\|2014 \|rowspan=3\|Asian Games \|rowspan=3\|Incheon, South Korea \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|100 m \|11.49
bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|200 m \|23.45
bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|4×100 m relay \|44.05
rowspan=4\|2015 \|rowspan=2\|Asian Championships \|rowspan=2\|Wuhan, China \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|100 m \|11.23(+2.5m/s)
bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|4x100 m relay \|44.14
rowspan=2\|World Championships \|rowspan=2\|Beijing, China \|23rd (sf) \|100 m \|11.32
34th (h) \|200 m \|23.30
2016 \|Olympic Games \|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil \|38th (h) \|200 m \|23.21
2018 \|Asian Games \|Jakarta, Indonesia \|20th (h) \|100 m \|11.99
2019 \|Asian Championships \|Doha, Qatar \|16th (sf) \|100 m \|12.02

colspan="6"|Representing {{JPN}}

rowspan=2|2005

|rowspan=2|World Youth Championships

|rowspan=2|Marrakech, Morocco

|16th (sf)

|100 m

|11.95

22nd (sf)

|200 m

|24.87

rowspan=2|2006

|rowspan=2|World Junior Championships

|rowspan=2|Beijing, China

|23rd (sf)

|100m

|12.11 (-1.8 m/s)

—

|4×100m relay

|DQ

2008

|Olympic Games

|Beijing, China

|47th (h)

|100 m

|11.74

rowspan=5|2009

|rowspan=3|World Championships

|rowspan=3|Berlin, Germany

|17th (qf)

|100 m

|11.43

26th (h)

|200 m

|23.40

14th (h)

|4×100 m relay

|44.24

rowspan=2|Asian Championships

|rowspan=2|Guangzhou, China

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|100 m

|11.27

bgcolor=gold|1st

|4×100 m relay

|43.93

rowspan=4|2010

|Continental Cup

|Split, Croatia

|6th

|100 m

|11.42Representing Asia-Pacific

rowspan=3|Asian Games

|rowspan=3|Guangzhou, China

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|100 m

|11.33

bgcolor=gold|1st

|200 m

|23.62

bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|4×100 m relay

|44.41

rowspan=5|2011

|rowspan=2|Asian Championships

|rowspan=2|Kobe, Japan

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|200 m

|23.49

bgcolor=gold|1st

|4×100 m relay

|44.05

rowspan=3|World Championships

|rowspan=3|Daegu, South Korea

|22nd (sf)

|100 m

|11.59

20th (sf)

|200 m

|23.52

11th (h)

|4×100 m relay

|43.83

rowspan=4|2012

|World Indoor Championships

|Istanbul, Turkey

|9th (h)

|60 m

|7.29 (NR)

rowspan=3|Olympic Games

|rowspan=3|London, United Kingdom

|32nd (h)

|100 m

|11.41

48 (h)

|200 m

|24.14

15th (h)

|4×100 m relay

|44.25

rowspan=4|2013

|rowspan=3|Asian Championships

|rowspan=3|Pune, India

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|100 m

|11.53

4th

|200 m

|23.81

bgcolor=silver|2nd

|4×100 m relay

|44.38

World Championships

|Moscow, Russia

|37th (h)

|200 m

|23.85

rowspan=3|2014

|rowspan=3|Asian Games

|rowspan=3|Incheon, South Korea

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|100 m

|11.49

bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|200 m

|23.45

bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|4×100 m relay

|44.05

rowspan=4|2015

|rowspan=2|Asian Championships

|rowspan=2|Wuhan, China

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|100 m

|11.23(+2.5m/s)

bgcolor=silver|2nd

|4x100 m relay

|44.14

rowspan=2|World Championships

|rowspan=2|Beijing, China

|23rd (sf)

|100 m

|11.32

34th (h)

|200 m

|23.30

2016

|Olympic Games

|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

|38th (h)

|200 m

|23.21

2018

|Asian Games

|Jakarta, Indonesia

|20th (h)

|100 m

|11.99

2019

|Asian Championships

|Doha, Qatar

|16th (sf)

|100 m

|12.02

Personal bests

Event !Time (sec) !Venue !Date
class=wikitable
60 m (Indoor) \|7.29 \|Istanbul, Turkey \|10 March 2012
100 metres	11.21	Hiroshima, Japan	29 April 2010
200 metres	22.88	Nagoya, Japan	26 June 2016