Yoko Hunnicutt

Yoko Hunnicutt

Personal information
Native name	太田 陽子
Birth name	Yoko Ota
Nationality	Japanese
Born	January 14, 1975 Amagasaki, Japan
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	high jump: 1.95m (2002)
Medal record Track and field Competitor for  Japan Asian Athletics Championships 1991 Kuala Lumpur women's high jump 1998 Fukuoka women's high jump Asian Games 1998 New Delhi women's high jump
Updated on 14 September 2015.

Yoko Hunnicutt, née Ota (born 14 January 1975 in Amagasaki, Hyōgo and raised in Kamakura, Kanagawa) is a Japanese high jumper. Her personal best jump is 1.95 metres, achieved in July 2002 in Sapporo.

She finished fifth at the 1992 World Junior Championships and eleventh at the 2000 Olympics. At the regional level she won the 1991 Asian Championships and the 1998 Asian Games and finished second at the 1998 Asian Championships.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Japan
1991	Asian Championships	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1st	High jump	1.83 m
1992	World Junior Championships	Seoul, South Korea	5th	High jump	1.85 m
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	12th	High jump	1.80 m
1995	Universiade	Fukuoka, Japan	9th	Triple jump	12.88 m
1998	Asian Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	2nd	High jump	1.91 m
	Asian Games	Bangkok, Thailand	1st	High jump	1.88 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	26th (q)	High jump	1.85 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	11th	High jump	1.90 m
2002	Asian Championships	Colombo, Sri Lanka	6th	High jump	1.75 m
	Asian Games	Busan, South Korea	5th	High jump	1.80 m
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	–	High jump	NM
2005	Asian Championships	Incheon, South Korea	8th	High jump	1.80 m

External links

• Yoko Hunnicutt profile at IAAF
• Profile (Japanese)