is a retired Japanese ultramarathon and marathon runner who won the bronze medal in the marathon at the 1993 World Championships with a time of 2:31:01. Her personal best time is 2:26:09, achieved when she won the 1994 Osaka Ladies' Marathon.
She is the female world record holder in the ultramarathon of 100 kilometres with a time of 6:33:11, which was set on June 25, 2000, at the Lake Saroma Ultramarathon, an official IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) race held annually in Hokkaido, Japan.
Achievements Representing 1990World Junior ChampionshipsPlovdiv, Bulgaria11th10,000m35:23.471993World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 3rdMarathon2:31:011994Osaka Ladies Marathon Osaka, Japan 1stMarathon2:26:091996Hokkaido MarathonSapporo, Japan 1stMarathon2:31:211997World Championships Athens, Greece29thMarathon2:45:192000Osaka Ladies Marathon Osaka, Japan6thMarathon2:28:012001Nagoya MarathonNagoya, Japan5thMarathon2:27:01
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