Mayu Kida

Japanese sprinter

Mayu Kida

Personal information

Nationality

Japan

Born

(1982-09-14) 14 September 1982 (age 41)
Obihiro, Hokkaidō, Japan

Alma mater

Fukushima University

Height

1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)

Weight

53 kg (117 lb)

Sport

Athletics

Event

4 × 400 metres relay

Club

Natureal (JPN)

Coached by

Kazuhisa Kawamoto

Achievements and titles

Personal best

400 m: 53.05 s (2008)

Medal record

Women's athletics

Representing Japan
Asian Championships
	2002 Colombo	4×400 m relay
	2005 Incheon	4×400 m relay
	2009 Guangzhou	4×400 m relay

Mayu Kida (木田真有, Kida Mayu, born September 14, 1982 in Obihiro, Hokkaidō) is a retired Japanese sprinter, who specialized in the 400 metres.^[1] Kida competed for the women's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with her teammates Sayaka Aoki, Satomi Kubokura, and Asami Tanno. She ran on the third leg of the first heat, with an individual-split time of 52.72 seconds. Kida and her team finished the relay in last place for a seasonal best time of 3:30.52, failing to advance into the final.^[2]

International competition

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
Representing Japan
1999	World Youth Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	18th (h)	400 m	56.28
1999	World Youth Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	4th	Medley relay	2:11.72 (relay leg: 4th)	NYB
2002	Asian Championships	Colombo, Sri Lanka	5th	400 m	54.69
	Asian Championships	Colombo, Sri Lanka	2nd	4×400 m relay	3:38.29 (relay leg: 2nd)
	Asian Games	Busan, South Korea	6th	400 m	54.13
	Asian Games	Busan, South Korea	4th	4×400 m relay	3:33.23 (relay leg: 3rd)
2003	Asian Championships	Manila, Philippines	7th	400 m	54.75
2003	Asian Championships	Manila, Philippines	5th	4×400 m relay	3:38.09 (relay leg: 2nd)
2004	Asian Indoor Championships	Tehran, Iran	5th	200 m	25.81
2004	Asian Indoor Championships	Tehran, Iran	5th	400 m	56.20
2005	Asian Championships	Incheon, South Korea	9th (h)	400 m	55.30
	Asian Championships	Incheon, South Korea	3rd	4×400 m relay	3:33.54 (relay leg: 3rd)
	East Asian Games	Macau, China	4th	400 m	55.00
2006	Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	7th	400 m	54.27
2006	Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	4th	4×400 m relay	3:35.08 (relay leg: 1st)
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	11th (h)	4×400 m relay	3:30.17 (relay leg: 4th)	NR
2008	Olympics	Beijing, China	13th (h)	4×400 m relay	3:30.52 (relay leg: 3rd)	SB
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	12th (h)	4×400 m relay	3:34.46 (relay leg: 3rd)
	Asian Championships	Guangzhou, China	7th	400 m	55.52
	Asian Championships	Guangzhou, China	3rd	4×400 m relay	3:31.95 (relay leg: 3rd)	SB

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mayu Kida". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
^ "Women's 4×400m Relay Round 1 – Heat 1". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.