Kiyomi Niwata in the heat of the World Championship Series triathlon in Madrid, 2010.
Kiyomi Niwata at the Olympic Games in Beijing, 2008.

Kiyomi Niwata (Japanese: 庭田清美, born 10 December 1970 in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture) is a professional triathlete from Japan, triple Olympian (Sydney, Athens, Beijing), multiple-time National Champion (2004, 2005, 2006), and an Asian Aquathlon Champion and Oceanian Triathlon Champion of the year 2009.

Kiyomi Niwata and Anja Dittmer are the only triathletes who took part in all three Olympic triathlons. In Sydney and in Athens, Niwata placed 14th, in Beijing, 9th. She is coached by Col Stewart.

ITU Competitions

In the 14 years from 1997 to 2010, Kiyomi Niwata took part in 99 ITU competitions and achieved 39 top ten positions. In 2010, as a veteran at the age of 39 years, she still belongs to the world elite, takes part in the Dextro Energy World Championship Series together with Ai Ueda, and she won, for instance, the gold medal at the World Cup in Ishigaki. The following list is based upon the official ITU Profile Page.[1] Unless indicated otherwise, all competitions are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite category.

DateCompetitionPlaceRank
1997-04-13World CupIshigaki6
1997-04-27World CupAuckland15
1997-06-29World CupMonte Carlo22
1997-07-06World CupGamagori2
1997-09-21World CupHamilton12
1997-10-12World CupCancun27
1997-10-26World CupSydney26
1997-11-16World ChampionshipsPerth28
1998-04-12World CupIshigaki10
1998-04-26World CupSydney17
1998-06-21World CupZürich24
1998-07-12World CupGamagori5
1998-08-02World CupCorner Brook19
1998-08-09World CupTiszaújváros9
1998-08-30World ChampionshipsLausanne35
1998-09-27World CupCancun10
1998-11-01World CupAuckland9
1998-11-08World CupNoosa18
1999-04-11World CupIshigaki16
1999-04-18World CupGamagori18
1999-05-02World CupSydney31
1999-06-13World CupKapelle-op-den-Bos18
1999-06-26World CupBig Island15
1999-07-11ASTC Asian Regional ChampionshipsSokcho4
1999-09-12World ChampionshipsMontreal31
1999-10-10World CupCancun25
1999-11-07World CupNoosa23
2000-04-01World CupBig Island14
2000-04-09World CupIshigaki8
2000-09-16Olympic GamesSydney14
2001-04-15World CupGamagori19
2001-04-22World CupIshigaki14
2002-03-31World CupGeelong9
2002-05-19World CupIshigaki16
2002-06-09World CupGamagori15
2002-10-06World CupMakuhari17
2002-11-09World ChampionshipsCancun33
2003-04-13World CupIshigaki16
2003-06-15World CupGamagori11
2003-07-13World CupEdmonton22
2003-10-13World CupMakuhari10
2003-11-23World CupGeelong11
2003-12-06World ChampionshipsQueenstown43
2004-04-11World CupIshigaki3
2004-05-09World ChampionshipsMadeira17
2004-08-25Olympic GamesAthens14
2005-05-01World CupMooloolaba5
2005-05-15World CupIshigaki2
2005-07-02ASTC Asian ChampionshipsSingapore11
2005-07-17World CupCorner Brook3
2005-07-23World CupEdmonton9
2005-09-08Aquathlon World ChampionshipsGamagori4
2005-09-10World ChampionshipsGamagori13
2005-10-23Asian CupTokyo1
2005-11-13World CupNew Plymouth13
2006-03-26World CupMooloolaba6
2006-04-16World CupIshigaki7
2006-07-09BG World CupEdmonton8
2006-07-23BG World CupCorner Brook15
2006-09-02World ChampionshipsLausanneDNF
2006-09-24BG World CupBeijing23
2006-11-12BG World CupNew Plymouth22
2007-03-04OTU Oceania ChampionshipsGeelong9
2007-03-25BG World CupMooloolaba7
2007-04-15BG World CupIshigaki14
2007-06-01ASTC Asian ChampionshipsTongyeong4
2007-06-10BG World CupVancouver7
2007-06-17BG World CupDes Moines7
2007-06-24BG World CupEdmonton9
2007-07-22BG World CupKitzbühel4
2007-07-29BG World CupSalford5
2007-08-30BG World ChampionshipsHamburg21
2007-09-15BG World CupBeijing48
2007-09-23Asian CupHong KongDNF
2008-03-30BG World CupMooloolaba36
2008-04-13BG World CupIshigaki30
2008-05-02ASTC Asian ChampionshipsGuanzhou2
2008-06-05BG World ChampionshipsVancouver35
2008-08-18Olympic GamesBeijing9
2008-11-15Asian CupHong Kong1
2008-11-16ASTC Aquathlon Asian ChampionshipsGolden Beach1
2009-03-01OTU Oceania ChampionshipsGold Coast1
2009-03-29World CupMooloolaba20
2009-04-05Oceania CupNew Plymouth3
2009-04-26World CupIshigaki3
2009-05-02Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesTongyeong6
2009-05-31Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesMadrid25
2009-06-21Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesWashington D.C.20
2009-06-27Elite CupHy-Vee16
2009-08-15Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondon29
2009-08-22Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesYokohama6
2009-09-09Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand FinalGold Coast32
2010-03-27World CupMooloolaba7
2010-04-11Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesSydneyDNF
2010-04-25World CupIshigaki1
2010-05-08Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesSeoul20
2010-06-05Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesMadrid44
2010-07-17Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesHamburgDNF
2010-07-24Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondonDNS
2010-09-08Dextro Energy World Championship Series: Grand FinalBudapest40

BG = the sponsor British Gas · DNF = did not finish · DNS = did not start

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