Sumiko Watanabe
Birth name渡辺 すみ子
NationalityJapanese
SportSprinting
Event100 m
Pb12.2 (1932)
Birth date28 November 1916
Birth placeNagoya, Japan
Death date2 November 2010 (aged 93)

Sumiko Watanabe (渡辺 すみ子, Watanabe Sumiko, 28 November 1916 – 2 November 2010)[1] was a Japanese sprinter. Aged 15 she competed in the 100 m and 4 × 100 m event at the 1932 Summer Olympics and placed fifth in the relay.[2]

In 1935 Watanabe married the founder of Chukyo University Seimei Umemura. After that she changed her last name to Umemura (梅村) and taught physical education at Chukyo University.[1]

References

  1. ^ 梅村学園の発展に多大な功績 梅村すみ子先生逝去される. chukyo-u.ac.jp
  2. ^ "Sumiko Watanabe Olympic Results". Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2017.