Hiroko Ishizu (石津 裕子, Ishizu Hiroko, born 8 November 1956) [1] is a Japanese archer and educator. [2]
Ishizu first started archery as a college student at Yamaguchi University, [3] [2] with four-hour training sessions twice a week. [3] She went on to become an elementary school teacher, continuing archery training early in the morning and late at night. [2]
In 1977, Ishizu competed at the National Archery Association tournament at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, as the national women's champion from Japan. [4]
In 1984, Ishizu competed at the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles in the women's individual event and finished fourth with 2524 points scored, [5] after initially tying for second place in the first round. [6] It was the first fourth-place finish for Japan in Olympic women's archery. [2]
Ishizu won a bronze medal at the 1986 Asian Games in the team event. [7]