Aoi Watanabe

Japan

Sport	Short Track
FederationID	STJPN21609199901
NOC	Japan
Born	16 Sep 1999 in Tokyo
Gender	Women

Occupation	Athlete, Office Worker
Languages	Japanese, Korean
Residence	Japan

Personal Bests	Event	Record	Date	Location
Personal Bests
	Event	Record	Date	Location
	500m	43.568	08 Dec 2023	Beijing
	1000m	1:28.082	04 Nov 2022	Salt Lake City, UT

Main Achievements
Main Achievements
World Championships	Event
World Championships
	3000m Relay		1
World Junior Championships	Event
World Junior Championships
	3000m Relay	1	1

Sport Specific Information

Club / Team

Toyota Motor Corporation : Tokyo, JPN

General Interest

Injuries

In 2012 she fractured her left hip joint during a training session. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2017)

Sport Specific Information

Reason for choosing this sport

She was influenced by her older brother.

General Interest

Most influential person in career	Japanese short track skater Biba Sakurai. (Athlete, 11 Feb 2016)
Hero / Idol	Korean short track skater Choi Min-Jeong. (Athlete, 09 Nov 2017)

Sport Specific Information

Name of coach	Kiyotaka Tomono [national], JPN; Satoru Terao [club], JPN
When and where did you begin this sport?	She took up the sport in 2008 at Kawagoe Skating Centre in Saitama, Japan.

General Interest

Sporting philosophy / motto	"Continuity is power." (Athlete, 08 Nov 2017)
Hobbies	Dining at restaurants. (skatingjapan.or.jp, 29 Oct 2023)
Famous relatives	Her older brother Ryu represented Japan in short track at the junior world championships in 2013, 2014 and 2016. He was part of the 3000m relay teams that won bronze in 2013 and 2014. (SportsDeskOnline, 07 Feb 2020; rikkyo-sports.com, 14 Oct 2019)

Social Media

www.facebook.com/aoi.watanabe.31

General Interest

Nicknames

Ako (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023)

Championships results	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
Championships results
	2017/2018	World Junior Championships	3000m Relay	2
	2016/2017	World Championships	3000m Relay	3
	2016/2017	World Junior Championships	3000m Relay	3
	2018/2019	World Championships	3000m Relay	5
	2015/2016	World Junior Championships	3000m Relay	6
	2022/2023	World Championships	3000m Relay	6
	2018/2019	World Junior Championships	1000m	7
	2018/2019	World Junior Championships	3000m Relay	9
	2018/2019	World Junior Championships	1500m	9
	2015/2016	World Junior Championships	Overall	10
	2022/2023	World Championships	2000m Relay	11
	2017/2018	World Junior Championships	Overall	15
	2016/2017	World Junior Championships	Overall	16
	2018/2019	World Junior Championships	500m	26

World Cups	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
World Cups
	2018/2019	Almaty	2000m Relay	4
	2016/2017	Dresden	3000m Relay	4
	2022/2023	Salt Lake City, UT	3000m Relay	5
	2016/2017	Dresden	1500m	6
	2016/2017	Minsk	3000m Relay	6
	2017/2018	Shanghai	3000m Relay	6
	2022/2023	Almaty	2000m Relay	7
	2022/2023	Almaty	2000m Relay	7
	2016/2017	Calgary, AB	1000m	7
	2022/2023	Almaty	3000m Relay	7
	2016/2017	Shanghai	3000m Relay	8
	2016/2017	Gangneung	3000m Relay	8
	2022/2023	Almaty	3000m Relay	9
	2022/2023	Salt Lake City, UT	2000m Relay	9
	2022/2023	Dresden	2000m Relay	10
	2018/2019	Dresden	2000m Relay	10
	2016/2017	Gangneung	1000m	12
	2022/2023	Almaty	1500m	12
	2018/2019	Almaty	1500m	13
	2016/2017	Calgary, AB	500m	14
	2022/2023	Salt Lake City, UT	500m	14
	2018/2019	Almaty	1000m	15
	2022/2023	Almaty	1000m	15
	2016/2017	Gangneung	1500m	15
	2022/2023	Almaty	1500m	16
	2016/2017	Shanghai	1000m	17
	2016/2017	Minsk	1000m	17
	2016/2017	Salt Lake City, UT	1500m	18
	2022/2023	Almaty	500m	20
	2018/2019	Dresden	1000m	21
	2019/2020	Dresden	1500m	22
	2015/2016	Dresden	1500m	23
	2016/2017	Shanghai	500m	24
	2019/2020	Dresden	1500m	24
	2016/2017	Salt Lake City, UT	1000m	25
	2022/2023	Salt Lake City, UT	1000m	25
	2015/2016	Dresden	500m	25
	2016/2017	World Cup Classification	1500m	26
	2022/2023	Dresden	1000m	26
	2018/2019	Dresden	500m	30
	2016/2017	World Cup Classification	1000m	32
	2022/2023	World Cup Classification	1000m	33
	2015/2016	World Cup Classification	1000m	34
	2022/2023	World Cup Classification	1500m	36
	2022/2023	World Cup Classification	500m	37
	2022/2023	Dresden	1500m	38
	2018/2019	World Cup Classification	1500m	39
	2016/2017	World Cup Classification	500m	40
	2022/2023	World Cup Classification	Overall	42
	2018/2019	World Cup Classification	1000m	49
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	1000m	50
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	1500m	55
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	500m	59
	2015/2016	World Cup Classification	1500m	73
	2015/2016	World Cup Classification	500m	79
	2017/2018	World Cup Classification	1000m	88
	2018/2019	World Cup Classification	500m	90