Arisa_Kimishima
Arisa Kimishima
Japanese bobsledder and sprinter
Arisa Kimishima (君嶋 愛梨沙, Kimishima Arisa, born 23 December 1995 in Iwakuni) is a Japanese bobsledder and sprinter. As a bobsledder, she competed in the two-woman event at the 2017 World Championships. As a sprinter, she is a former Japanese junior high school record holder in the 200 metres and the 2009 Japanese junior high school champion.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | 23 December 1995 (1995-12-23) (age 28) Iwakuni, Japan[1] |
| Alma mater | Nippon Sport Science University Graduate School[1] |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2] |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Japan |
| Sport | Bobsleigh Athletics |
| Event(s) | Bobsleigh: Two-woman Athletics: Sprints |
| Team | C.E.Management Integrated Laboratory[1] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 11.36 (2022) 200 m: 23.53 (2022) |
She is from Iwakuni. Her father is American and her mother is Japanese.[3]
Her role model is Japanese sprinter Momoko Takahashi.[4]
She made her bobsleigh debut in a Europe Cup at Königssee in February 2016, finishing first.[1]
She finished seventh in the two-woman event at the 2017 World Championships with teammate Maria Oshigiri.[2] As of November 2020, this is the Japanese best ever result in the bobsleigh event at the World Championships.[5]
She made her World Cup debut in January 2017. As of November 2020, her best finish is tenth in the two-woman event at Königssee in January 2017.[2]
World Championships
| Year | Venue | Position | Event | Teammate | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Japan | |||||
| 2017 | Königssee, Germany | 7th | Two-woman | Maria Oshigiri | 3:25.82 (51.92 / 51.65 / 51.34 / 50.91) |
World Cup
| Year | Venue | Position | Event | Teammate | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Japan | |||||
| 2016-17 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | 12th | Two-woman | Maria Oshigiri | 2:17.97 (1:09.13 / 1:08.84) |
| Königssee, Germany | 10th | Two-woman | Maria Oshigiri | 1:42.37 (51.04 / 51.33) | |
| Igls, Austria | 15th | Two-woman | Maria Oshigiri | 1:47.82 (53.86 / 53.96) | |
| Pyeongchang, South Korea | 16th | Two-woman | Maria Oshigiri | 1:45.01 (52.27 / 52.74) | |
| 2017-18 | Lake Placid, United States | 19th | Two-woman | Maria Oshigiri | 1:58.50 (58.06 / 1:00.44) |
| Whistler, Canada | 16th | Two-woman | Maria Oshigiri | 1:49.04 (54.14 / 54.90) | |
| Altenberg, Germany | 16th | Two-woman | Konomi Asazu | 1:55.41 (58.01 / 57.40) | |
| St. Moritz, Switzerland | 23rd | Two-woman | Maria Oshigiri | 1:09.66 | |
She began her career in athletics at Marifu Junior High School.[3]
In 2009, she won a gold medal in the 200 metres at the Japanese junior high school championships in a new Japanese junior high school record of 24.36 seconds.[6]
In 2013, she won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the Japanese Championships with teammates Emiri Hatsumi, Ayaka Abe and Anna Doi.[7]
In 2017, she won a gold medal in the 100 metres and a silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the Kanto University Championships.[8] She also won a bronze medal in the 100 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay at the Japanese University Championships.[9]
Personal bests
Japanese Championships podium
| Year | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Saitama Sakae High School | ||||
| 2013 | Yokohama, Kanagawa | 3rd | 4×100 m relay | 46.06 (relay leg: 3rd) |
National titles
| Year | Competition | Venue | Event | Time (s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Marifu Junior High School | |||||
| 2009 | National Junior High School Championships | Oita, Japan | 200 m | 24.36 (wind: +1.6 m/s) | NJH, GR |
| Junior Olympics Meet | Yokohama, Kanagawa | 100 m (Class B) | 12.32 (wind: -1.9 m/s) | ||
| 2010 | National Junior Indoor Meet | Osaka, Osaka | 60 m (U16) | 7.75 | |
| Junior Olympics Meet | Yokohama, Kanagawa | 100 m (Class A) | 12.21 (wind: 0.0 m/s) | ||
- "陸上・ボブスレーの二刀流で国際総合競技大会を目指す「君嶋 愛梨沙」選手が土木管理総合試験所に入社！～社員として初の陸上競技大会にも出場予定～". PR TIMES (in Japanese). 6 April 2020. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- Kasai, Masaki (23 May 2017). "ボブスレーと陸上、「二刀流」で五輪狙う 君嶋愛梨沙". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "The journal of the Nippon Sport Science University 2017 Summer Issue" (PDF). Nippon Sport Science University (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "日本ボブスレー陣の強化施策とは？ 撒いた種が北京で花開くために". Sportsnavi (in Japanese). 18 February 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "Results" (PDF). 2009 Japanese Junior High School Championships (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "2013 Japanese Championships Relay Events Results" (PDF). JAAF (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "2017 Kanto University Championships Results" (PDF). The Inter-University Athletic Union of Kanto (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "2017 Japanese University Championships Results" (PDF). The Inter-University Athletics Union of Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2020.