(2014 ARCHIVED) Hitomi Takaku - Japan
HITOMI TAKAKU (Japan) - Nominee for 'Sportswoman of the Year'
Website: http://takakuhitomi.web.fc2.com
- Born: 1982 , sport: canoe freestyle (K1W, W squirt), represents: Japan
- 2014: World Cup Series Winner K1W freestyle and 3rd overall in Women's Squirt; World Cups: gold K1W and bronze women's squirt (Sort), gold K1W and bronze women's squirt (Millau), silver K1W (Salt)
- 2013: silver K1W freestyle World Championships, World Cup Series Winner K1W freestyle
An incredible season from the Japanese number 1 in 2014 becoming overall women's champion in the World Cup series and a firm third out of all competitors in squirtboat.
She has also proudly won silver in K1W freestyle at the 2012 World Championship.
Hitomi was Japanese national champion in women's freestyle champion in 2011 and 2012 (Shikoku, Nagatoro, Ida and Women's Aerials).
A member of the Japanese Freestyle Kayaking Association (JFKA), Hitomi has been paddling for 10 years. An incredible role model for freestyle and kayaking as a whole in Japan, Hitomi is keen to help raise the profile of the sport nationally, especially in the run up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Activities and achievements off the water:
- Her other hobby is kayak fishing; “catching fish to eat!”, she says.
- She is an Arien with 5 brothers
- Japanese nickname in the eyes of the 'Robo-ko' -”rowing with infinite power”
- English nickname 'Mona'
- Hitomi teaches freestyle kayaking to Japanese youth stars of tomorrow
This is a 2014 archived nominee. For the 2015 nominees click on the button below.
