Emi Matsui

Emi Matsui

Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1963-02-20) 20 February 1963 Japan
Height	158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	javelin
Medal record Representing Japan Women's Athletics Asian Championships Bronze medal – third place 1985 Jakarta Javelin throw Bronze medal – third place 1989 New Delhi Javelin throw

Emi Matsui (松井 江美, Matsui Emi) (born 20 February 1963) is a former female track and field athlete who competed at two Olympic Games.

Biography

Matsui finished second behind Fatima Whitbread in the javelin event at the 1983 WAAA Championships.

At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, she represented Japan in the women's javelin throw and four years later at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, she represented the Japanese Olympic team again.

International competitions

Representing Japan

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1982	Asian Games	New Delhi, India	1st
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	17th	55.52 m
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	14th	57.72 m
1985	Asian Championships	Jakarta, Indonesia	3rd
1986	Asian Games	Seoul, South Korea	2nd
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	23rd	56.26 m
1989	Asian Championships	New Delhi, India	3rd
1990	Asian Games	Beijing, China	3rd

References

• Emi Matsui at World Athletics