Hideko Nihei
# Hideko Nihei

Hideko Nihei (二瓶 秀子, Nihei Hideko, née Kijinami (雉子波), born 2 January 1971 in Fukushima Prefecture) is a Japanese retired sprinter. She competed in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1997 World Championships. She is the former Japanese record holder in the 100 metres (11.36 seconds), 200 metres (23.82 seconds) and 4 × 100 metres relay (44.41 seconds).

She is currently the head coach at the Fukushima University Track Club.

## Personal bests

| Event | Time (s) | Competition | Venue | Date | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 m | 11.36 (wind: +1.8 m/s) | National University Individual Championships | Kitakami, Japan | 14 July 2001 | Former NR |
| 200 m | 23.77 (wind: 0.0 m/s) | National University Individual Championships | Kitakami, Japan | 15 July 2001 | |

## International competition

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Representing Japan ||||||
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 15th (sf) | 4×100 m relay | 44.56 (relay leg: 1st) |
| 2001 | East Asian Games | Osaka, Japan | 5th | 100 m | 11.80 (wind: +1.1 m/s) |
| 2001 | East Asian Games | Osaka, Japan | 2nd | 4×100 m relay | 44.24 (relay leg: 3rd) |
