Marina Saito

Marina Saito
Personal information
Born	15 October 1995 (age 29); Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Education	Kokushikan University
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throw

Marina Saito (斉藤真理菜, Saitō Marina, born 15 October 1995) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the javelin throw.^[3] She represented her country at the 2017 World Championships. In addition, she won the silver medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade.

Her personal best in the event is 62.37 metres set in Taipei in 2017.^[4]

International competitions

Representing Japan
Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	16th (q)	60.86 m
2017	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	2nd	62.37 m
2018	Asian Games	Jakarta, Indonesia	4th	56.46 m
2019	Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	9th	52.40 m
2023	Asian Championships	Bangkok, Thailand	1st	61.67 m
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	15th (q)	58.95 m
	Asian Games	Hangzhou, China	4th	61.10 m
2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	21st (q)	59.42 m

References

^ ^a ^b "JAAF profile" (in Japanese). Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
^ 2017 Universiade bio
^ Marina Saito at World Athletics
^ "All-Athletics profile". All-Athletics.com. Retrieved 22 September 2017.

External links

Marina Saito at World Athletics
Marina Saito at the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (in Japanese)

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[JAAF-1] "JAAF profile" (in Japanese). Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 22 September 2017.

[2] 2017 Universiade bio

[3] Marina Saito at World Athletics

[4] "All-Athletics profile". All-Athletics.com. Retrieved 22 September 2017.

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