# Kazue Kakinuma

Kazue Kakinuma (柿沼 和恵, Kakinuma Kazue, born 16 June 1974 in Yorii, Saitama) is a retired Japanese sprinter. She competed in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo and the 4 × 400 meters relay at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton. She is the first Japanese woman to run 200 metres in under 24 seconds and 400 metres in under 53 seconds, a former Japanese record holder for both events.

## Personal bests

| Event | Time (s) | Competition | Venue | Date | Notes |
| 100 m | 11.75 (wind: +2.0 m/s) | Saitama Championships | Ageo, Japan | 26 June 1992 | |
| 200 m | 23.82 (wind: +0.2 m/s) | National High School Championships | Miyazaki, Japan | 4 August 1992 | Former NR Former NJR Former HSR |
| 400 m | 52.95 | East Asian Games | Osaka, Japan | 24 May 2001 | Former NR |

## International competition

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
| Representing Japan |||||||
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 13th (h) | 4×100 m relay | 44.85 (relay leg: 2nd) | |
| 1991 | Asian Championships | Kuala Lampur, Malaysia | 6th | 200 m | 24.65 (wind: +1.7 m/s) | |
| 1991 | Asian Championships | Kuala Lampur, Malaysia | 3rd | 4×100 m relay | 45.25 (relay leg: 2nd) | |
| 1992 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 6th | 400 m | 53.45 | NR |
| 1992 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 6th | 4×100 m relay | 44.90 (relay leg: 2nd) | NJR |
| 1992 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 5th | 4×400 m relay | 3:34.83 (relay leg: 4th) | NR |
| 1994 | Asian Games | Hiroshima, Japan | 7th | 200 m | 24.89 (wind: -0.8 m/s) | |
| 1994 | Asian Games | Hiroshima, Japan | 3rd | 4×100 m relay | 44.57 (relay leg: 3rd) | NR |
| 1994 | Asian Games | Hiroshima, Japan | 4th | 4×400 m relay | 3:40.74 (relay leg: 2nd) | |
| 1995 | Universiade | Fukuoka, Japan | 19th (h) | 400 m | 55.81 | |
| 1995 | Universiade | Fukuoka, Japan | 7th | 4×400 m relay | 3:38.91 (relay leg: 4th) | |
| 1995 | Asian Championships | Jakarta, Indonesia | 5th | 400 m | 54.90 | |
| 1995 | Asian Championships | Jakarta, Indonesia | 5th | 4×100 m relay | 45.62 (relay leg: 2nd) | |
| 1995 | Asian Championships | Jakarta, Indonesia | 4th | 4×400 m relay | 3:41.50 (relay leg: 2nd) | |
| 1998 | Asian Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | (h) | 200 m | 24.61 (wind: +0.1 m/s) | |
| 1998 | Asian Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 3rd | 4×400 m relay | 3:35.71 (relay leg: 2nd) | |
| 2000 | Asian Championships | Jakarta, Indonesia | 6th | 400 m | 54.05 | |
| 2000 | Asian Championships | Jakarta, Indonesia | 2nd | 4×400 m relay | 3:37.15 (relay leg: 2nd) | |
| 2001 | East Asian Games | Osaka, Japan | 3rd | 400 m | 52.95 | NR |
| 2001 | East Asian Games | Osaka, Japan | 2nd | 4×400 m relay | 3:33.06 (relay leg: 2nd) | NR |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 13th (h) | 4×400 m relay | 3:33.51 (relay leg: 2nd) | |
| 2002 | Asian Games | Busan, South Korea | 9th (h) | 400 m | 55.35 | |
| 2002 | Asian Games | Busan, South Korea | 4th | 4×400 m relay | 3:33.23 (relay leg: 2nd) | |

## National Championships titles

She was a seven-time national champion at the Japanese Championships.
| Year | Event | Time | Notes |
| Representing Saitama Sakae High School ||||
| 1992 | 200 m | 24.11 (wind: -0.2 m/s) | |
| 1992 | 4×100 m relay | 45.72 (relay leg: 4th) | HSR |
| Representing Chuo University ||||
| 1994 | 4×400 m relay | 3:42.90 (relay leg: 4th) | GR |
| 1995 | 400 m | 53.56 | NUR |
| Representing Mizuno ||||
| 1999 | 400 m | 53.49 | |
| 2000 | 400 m | 54.07 | |
| 2001 | 400 m | 53.62 | |