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{{Short description|Japanese high jumper (born 1975)}}
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'''Yoko Hunnicutt''', née '''Ota''' (born 14 January 1975 in [[Amagasaki]], [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]] and raised in [[Kamakura, Kanagawa]]) is a Japanese [[high jump]]er. Her personal best jump is 1.95 metres, achieved in July 2002 in [[Sapporo]].

She finished fifth at the [[1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics|1992 World Junior Championships]] and eleventh at the [[2000 Olympics]]. At the regional level she won the [[1991 Asian Championships in Athletics|1991 Asian Championships]] and the [[Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games|1998 Asian Games]] and finished second at the [[1998 Asian Championships in Athletics|1998 Asian Championships]].

==Achievements==
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!colspan="6"|Representing {{JPN}}
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|1991
|[[1991 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
|[[Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|High jump
|1.83 m
|-
|1992
|[[1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|[[Seoul, South Korea]]
|5th
|High jump
|[[1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump|1.85 m]]
|-
|1994
|[[1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|[[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]]
|12th
|High jump
|[[1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump|1.80 m]]
|-
|1995
|[[Athletics at the 1995 Summer Universiade|Universiade]]
|[[Fukuoka, Japan]]
|9th
|Triple jump
|[[Athletics at the 1995 Summer Universiade – Women's triple jump|12.88 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1998
|[[1998 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
|[[Fukuoka, Japan]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|High jump
|1.91 m
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|[[Bangkok, Thailand]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|High jump
|[[Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games – Women's high jump|1.88 m]]
|-
|1999
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Seville, Spain]]
|26th (q)
|High jump
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump|1.85 m]]
|-
|2000
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Sydney, Australia]]
|11th
|High jump
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump|1.90 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2002
|[[2002 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
|[[Colombo, Sri Lanka]]
|6th
|High jump
|[[2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's high jump|1.75 m]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|[[Busan, South Korea]]
|5th
|High jump
|[[Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's high jump|1.80 m]]
|-
|2003
|[[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Birmingham, United Kingdom]]
| –
|High jump
|[[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's high jump|NM]]
|-
|2005
|[[2005 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
|[[Incheon, South Korea]]
|8th
|High jump
|[[2005 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's high jump|1.80 m]]
|}

==External links==
*{{sports links}}
*[http://spysee.jp/%E5%A4%AA%E7%94%B0%E9%99%BD%E5%AD%90 Profile] {{in lang|ja}}

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[[Category:1975 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Amagasaki]]
[[Category:Athletes from Hyōgo Prefecture]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Kamakura]]
[[Category:Athletes from Kanagawa Prefecture]]
[[Category:Japanese female high jumpers]]
[[Category:Olympic female high jumpers]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Japan]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for Japan]]
[[Category:Asian Games athletes for Japan]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 1995 Summer Universiade]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Japan]]
[[Category:Japan Championships in Athletics winners]]
[[Category:Asian Athletics Championships winners]]
[[Category:21st-century Japanese sportswomen]]
[[Category:20th-century Japanese sportswomen]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)]]

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