Junko Nishida

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameJunko•Nishida
Used nameJunko•Nishida
Original name西田•順子
Born3 November 1915
AffiliationsFuji Women's Junior and Senior High School, Sapporo (JPN)
NOC Japan

Biography

Junko Nishida won the women’s high jump at the 1935 Japan Athletics Championships with 1.47 metres. At the time of the Berlin Olympics Nishida worked as a teacher at a girls’ high school in Sapporo. Her personal best of 1.55, achieved in 1940, was a Japanese students’ record at the time.

Personal Best: HJ – 1.55 (1940).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Athletics JPN Junko Nishida
High Jump, Women (Olympic) =14