Akiko Sekiwa (; born April 6, 1978, in Tokoro, Hokkaido, Japan as Akiko Katoh,Other writing: Akiko Kato. ) is a Japanese curler and curling coach, a four-time (1994, 1996, 1997, 1998) and a four-time Japan women's champion (1997, 1998, 1999, 2001).
She played for Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where the Japanese team finished in fifth place. Also, she competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics, where the Japanese team finished in eighth place.
Awards All-Star Team, Women:
Teams Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events 1994–95 Ayako Ishigaki Yukari Kondo Emi Fujita Akiko Katoh Ayumi Onodera Tetsu Eda Mika Hori Hitomi Suzuki Fumiko Hirosawa Kozue Hasegawa Akiko Katoh (7th) 1995–96 Akiko Katoh Yumie Hayashi Ayumi Onodera Kiomi Ozawa Mika Yoda (5th) Ayako Ishigaki Mayumi Ohkutsu Yukari Kondo Yoko Mimura Akiko Katoh (6th) 1996–97 Akiko Katoh Yumie Hayashi Ayumi Onodera Mika Hori Ai Kobayashi (5th) Mayumi Ohkutsu Akiko Katoh Yukari Kondo Yoko Mimura Akemi Niwa JWCC 1997 (4th) 1997–98 Mayumi Ohkutsu Akiko Katoh Yukari Kondo Akemi Niwa Yoko Mimura Akiko Katoh Yumie Hayashi Ayumi Onodera Mika Hori Ai Kobayashi Mayumi Ohkutsu Akiko Katoh Yukari Kondo Yoko Mimura Akemi Niwa Elaine Dagg-Jackson WOG 1998 (5th)JWCC 1998 (8th) 1998–99 Akiko Katoh Yumie Hayashi Ayumi Onodera Mika Hori Akemi Niwa Elaine Dagg-Jackson Akiko Katoh Yumie Hayashi Ayumi Onodera Ai Kobayashi Shinobu Aota Elaine Dagg-Jackson Akiko Katoh Yumie Hayashi Akemi Niwa Ayumi Onodera Mika Hori JWCC 1999 Akiko Katoh Akemi Niwa Ayumi Onodera Mika Hori Yumie Hayashi Elaine Dagg-Jackson (9th) 1999–00 Akiko Katoh Yumie Hayashi Ayumi Onodera Mika Hori JWCC 2000 2000–01 Akiko Katoh Yumie Hayashi Ayumi Onodera Mika Konaka Yukari Okazaki (WCC) Yoshiyuki Ohmiya JWCC 2001 (7th) 2001–02 Akiko Katoh Yumie Hayashi Ayumi Onodera Mika Konaka Kotomi Ishizaki Yoshiyuki Ohmiya WOG 2002 (8th)
Record as a coach of national teams Year Tournament, event National team Place 2003 2003 World Junior Curling Championships (junior women)
References
External links
Nagano 1998 - Official Report Vol. 3 (web archive; "Curling" chapter begins at page 236). "KATOH, Akiko".