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Motoka Arai

Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	16 June 1974 (1974-06-16) (age 50) Kobe, Japan
Alma mater	Konan University
Height	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Track and field
Event	Sprints
Retired	September 2008
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	60 m: 7.54 (1999) 100 m: 11.39 (2004) 200 m: 23.46 (1999)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Japan Asian Championships 1998 Fukuoka 4×100 m relay 2003 Manila 4×100 m relay East Asian Games 1997 Busan 4×100 m relay 1997 Busan 4×400 m relay 2001 Osaka 4×100 m relay 1997 Busan 200 m

Motoka Arai (新井 初佳, Arai Motoka, born 16 June 1974 in Kobe) is a Japanese retired sprinter. She competed in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1997 World Championships, the 100 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1999 World Championships and the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2003 World Championships. She was a seven-time national champion in the 100 metres and a six-time national champion in the 200 metres at the Japanese Championships. She is the former Japanese record holder in the 100 metres and 200 metres, and the current Japanese record holder in the indoor 200 metres.

She married Japanese sprinter Shigeyuki Kojima in February 2004. She changed her name to Motoka Kojima, but she reverted to her original name.

Personal bests

International competition

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time
Representing  Japan
1997	East Asian Games	Busan, South Korea	3rd	200 m	24.09 (wind: +3.4 m/s)
			2nd	4×100 m relay	45.16 (relay leg: 4th)
			2nd	4×400 m relay	3:36.60 (relay leg: 2nd)
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	15th (sf)	4×100 m relay	44.56 (relay leg: 4th)
1998	Asian Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	4th	100 m	11.74 (wind: -0.1 m/s)
			5th	200 m	23.67 (wind: +1.7 m/s)
			2nd	4×100 m relay	44.45 (relay leg: 4th)
	Asian Games	Bangkok, Thailand	5th	100 m	11.59 (wind: +2.3 m/s)
			6th	200 m	23.58 (wind: +0.1 m/s)
			5th	4×100 m relay	44.80 (relay leg: 2nd)
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	26th (h)	60 m	7.54
			— (h)	200 m	DNS
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	37th (h)	100 m	11.64 (wind: -0.6 m/s)
			14th (h)	4×100 m relay	44.80 (relay leg: 2nd)
2000	Asian Championships	Jakarta, Indonesia	7th	100 m	11.78 (wind: -1.0 m/s)
			5th	4×100 m relay	45.26 (relay leg: 2nd)
2001	East Asian Games	Osaka, Japan	4th	200 m	23.69 (wind: -2.4 m/s)
			2nd	4×100 m relay	44.24 (relay leg: 2nd)
2002	Asian Games	Busan, South Korea	9th (h)	100 m	11.70 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
			6th	200 m	23.91 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
			4th	4×100 m relay	44.59 (relay leg: 2nd)
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	15th (h)	4×100 m relay	44.57 (relay leg: 4th)
	Asian Championships	Manila, Philippines	2nd	4×100 m relay	44.56 (relay leg: 1st)

National titles

• Japanese Championships
  • 100 m: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
  • 200 m: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

References

1. "Athlete Interview". CramerJapan (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 October 2020.
2. "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 July 2004. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
3. "かつての短距離女王 小島初佳が引退". Sports Nippon (in Japanese). 28 September 2008. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
4. "Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
5. "陸上の小島と新井が結婚". Sports Nippon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 12 March 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2020.

External links

• Motoka Arai at World Athletics
• Motoka Arai at JAAF (in Japanese) (archived)

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