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Jul 19, 1956 67 years old
Japanese female hurdler
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About Emi Akimoto
- Emi Akimoto (Japanese: ????; born 19 July 1956) is a Japanese former track and field athlete who specialised in the 100 metres hurdles.
- She was the gold medallist in the event at the Asian Athletics Championships three times consecutively from 1979 to 1983, breaking the championship record each time.
- She won two gold medals at the Asian Games in 1982, running in the hurdles and 4×100 metres relay. Akimoto was a six-time champion at the Japan Championships in Athletics.
- She represented her country at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics and ran for Asia at the IAAF World Cup in 1979 and 1981.
- She was also a two-time medallist at the Pacific Conference Games.
- In her later career she ran under her married name: Emi Sasaki (Japanese: ?????).
