Arisa Kimishima (君嶋 愛梨沙, Kimishima Arisa, born 23 December 1995 in Iwakuni) is a Japanese bobsledder and sprinter. As a bobsledder, she competed in the two-woman event at the 2017 World Championships. As a sprinter, she is a former Japanese junior high school record holder in the 200 metres and the 2009 Japanese junior high school champion.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | 23 December 1995 (age 28) Iwakuni, Japan[1] |
| Alma mater | Nippon Sport Science University Graduate School[1] |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2] |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Japan |
| Sport | Bobsleigh Athletics |
| Event(s) | Bobsleigh: Two-woman Athletics: Sprints |
| Team | C.E.Management Integrated Laboratory[1] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 11.36 (2022) 200 m: 23.53 (2022) |
Personal life
She is from Iwakuni. Her father is American and her mother is Japanese.[3]
Her role model is Japanese sprinter Momoko Takahashi.[4]
Bobsleigh career
She made her bobsleigh debut in a Europe Cup at Königssee in February 2016, finishing first.[1]
She finished seventh in the two-woman event at the 2017 World Championships with teammate Maria Oshigiri.[2] As of November 2020, this is the Japanese best ever result in the bobsleigh event at the World Championships.[5]
She made her World Cup debut in January 2017. As of November 2020, her best finish is tenth in the two-woman event at Königssee in January 2017.[2]
World Championships
| Year | Venue | Position | Event | Teammate | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Japan | |||||
| 2017 | Königssee, Germany | 7th | Two-woman | Maria Oshigiri | 3:25.82 (51.92 / 51.65 / 51.34 / 50.91) |
World Cup
| Year | Venue | Position | Event | Teammate | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Japan | |||||
| 2016-17 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | 12th | Two-woman | Maria Oshigiri | 2:17.97 (1:09.13 / 1:08.84) |
| Königssee, Germany | 10th | Two-woman | Maria Oshigiri | 1:42.37 (51.04 / 51.33) | |
| Igls, Austria | 15th | Two-woman | Maria Oshigiri | 1:47.82 (53.86 / 53.96) | |
| Pyeongchang, South Korea | 16th | Two-woman | Maria Oshigiri | 1:45.01 (52.27 / 52.74) | |
| 2017-18 | Lake Placid, United States | 19th | Two-woman | Maria Oshigiri | 1:58.50 (58.06 / 1:00.44) |
| Whistler, Canada | 16th | Two-woman | Maria Oshigiri | 1:49.04 (54.14 / 54.90) | |
| Altenberg, Germany | 16th | Two-woman | Konomi Asazu | 1:55.41 (58.01 / 57.40) | |
| St. Moritz, Switzerland | 23rd | Two-woman | Maria Oshigiri | 1:09.66 | |
Athletics career
She began her career in athletics at Marifu Junior High School.[3]
In 2009, she won a gold medal in the 200 metres at the Japanese junior high school championships in a new Japanese junior high school record of 24.36 seconds.[6]
In 2013, she won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the Japanese Championships with teammates Emiri Hatsumi, Ayaka Abe and Anna Doi.[7]
In 2017, she won a gold medal in the 100 metres and a silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the Kanto University Championships.[8] She also won a bronze medal in the 100 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay at the Japanese University Championships.[9]
Personal bests
Japanese Championships podium
| Year | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Saitama Sakae High School | ||||
| 2013 | Yokohama, Kanagawa | 3rd | 4×100 m relay | 46.06 (relay leg: 3rd) |
National titles
| Year | Competition | Venue | Event | Time (s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Marifu Junior High School | |||||
| 2009 | National Junior High School Championships | Oita, Japan | 200 m | 24.36 (wind: +1.6 m/s) | NJH, GR |
| Junior Olympics Meet | Yokohama, Kanagawa | 100 m (Class B) | 12.32 (wind: -1.9 m/s) | ||
| 2010 | National Junior Indoor Meet | Osaka, Osaka | 60 m (U16) | 7.75 | |
| Junior Olympics Meet | Yokohama, Kanagawa | 100 m (Class A) | 12.21 (wind: 0.0 m/s) | ||