Satomi Wadami

Satomi Wadami

Personal information
Full name	Satomi Wadami
Born	26 May 1987 Hokuei, Tottori, Japan
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Road, track
Role	Rider
Medal record Competitor for  Japan Asian Championships Women's road cycling 2006 Kuala Lumpur Time trial Women's track cycling 2007 Bangkok Points race 2007 Bangkok Pursuit
Infobox last updated on October 18, 2013

Satomi Wadami (和田見 里美 Wadami Satomi, born May 26, 1987 in Hokuei, Tottori) is a Japanese amateur road and track cyclist.^[1] She won three bronze medals in women's road time trial, individual pursuit, and points race at the Asian Championships (2006 and 2007), and later represented Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Wadami qualified for the Japanese squad in the women's points race at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by claiming a gold medal and receiving a berth from the UCI "B" World Championships in Cape Town, South Africa.^[2][3] Wadami did not finish the grueling 25-km Olympic sprint race in a field of twenty-two cyclists, after she suddenly crashed and fell off the track, leaving her distraught and injured.^[4][5][6]

Career highlights

2006

Asian Championships (ITT), Kuala Lumpur (MAS)

2nd Overall, Tour de Okinawa, Japan

3rd Japanese Championships (Road), Japan

2007

UCI B World Championships (Points race), Cape Town (RSA)

UCI B World Championships (Scratch), Cape Town (RSA)

UCI B World Championships (Pursuit), Cape Town (RSA)

UCI B World Championships (Keirin), Cape Town (RSA)

Asian Championships (Points race), Bangkok (THA)

Asian Championships (Pursuit), Bangkok (THA)

References

1. "Satomi Wadami". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
2. Wilsnagh, Derek (28 June 2007). "Gold tinting for Joanne's Olympic jol". Independent Online (South Africa). Retrieved 16 October 2013.
3. Wilsnagh, Derek (27 June 2007). "SA strikes gold, bronze in world cyle event". Independent Online (South Africa). Retrieved 16 October 2013.
4. "Women's Points Race". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
5. "USA's Hammer crashes out of cycling points race". USA Today. 18 August 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
6. "Britain wins men’s team pursuit gold". The Hindu. 19 August 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2013.

External links

• NBC Olympics Profile
• Satomi Wadami profile at Cycling Archives