Minori Hayakari (早狩実紀) (born 29 November 1972) is a Japanese track and field athlete who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase.

[3] The women's steeplechase was set to be introduced at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics and Hayakari, who was infrequently selected for international competition, decided to switch to the new event.

[1][6] She was again selected for the national team at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics, held in Osaka, but she fell mid-race and had to be stretchered off the track.

[8] The year after she ran her season's best of 9:39.28 minutes in the heats of the 2009 World Championships in Athletics,[5] then was runner-up to Li Zhenzhu at the 2009 East Asian Games.

[9] Her 2010 season was highlighted by her fifth consecutive national title,[10] a steeplechase bronze medal at the 2010 Asian Games (the first time the event was held at the competition) and an appearance at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup (eleventh overall).