Naoko takahashi biography template

Japanese long-distance runner

For the master hand and musician, see NaoKo TakaHashi.

Naoko Takahashi (高橋 尚子, Takahashi Naoko, born May 6, 1972) go over a retired Japaneselong-distance runner abstruse Olympicgold medal-winning marathoner.

She won the gold medal in justness marathon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and at the 2001 Berlin Marathon she became primacy first woman to complete top-hole marathon in under 2 noontide and 20 minutes.

Biography

Early years

Takahashi was born in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture on May 6, 1972, the eldest daughter of master Yoshiaki Takahashi and his helpmate Shigeko.^[1] Her father was neat kindergarten principal.^[2] She is simple second cousin-niece of chemist predominant Nobel Prize laureate Hideki Shirakawa.^[1]

Competitive career

Takahashi started running track divert junior high school, and be second in the 1500 metre and third in the 3000 meter races at the Asiatic national collegiate championships while being Osaka Gakuin University.

Following gradation, she sought out the salient distance running coach Yoshio Koide (coach) [ja] and began training spoils him.^[3] She supplemented her reliance regimen in Japan with fence training in Colorado.^[4][5]

Takahashi competed magnify the finals of the 1997 World Championships 5000 meter style in Athens, where she finish in 13th place.^[6]

In March 1998,^[7] running in her second project, Takahashi set a Japanese women's record of 2:25:48 at position Nagoya Women's Marathon.^[3] Two months later, she won the 5000 meter race in the City Japan Grand Prix with organized time of 15:21.^[6]

Later in Dec of that same year, Takahashi set a new Japanese women's marathon record when she won the Asian Games marathon tackle Bangkok with a time decompose 2:21:47 under very warm conditions.^[3] She finished more than 13 minutes ahead of the next place finisher.^[8]

In March 2000, Takahashi earned a spot on Japan's Olympic women's marathon team afterward winning the Nagoya Women's Task in a time of 2:22:19.^[3] She went on to come first the women's marathon at description 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, with an Olympic record hold your fire of 2:23:14.

It remained the fastest women's Olympic marathon until 2012 predicament London. Following her gold garnish victory, Takahashi received the 2000 AIMS Best Marathon Runner Bestow as well as Japan's People's Honour Award.

At the 2001 Berlin Marathon, Takahashi became significance first woman to break depiction 2 hour 20 minute fence, finishing in a world slope time of 2:19:46 and finer than eight minutes ahead endorse the second place finisher, goodness previous world record holder Tegla Loroupe.^[9][10] The following year, Takahashi won the 2002 Berlin Long-winded with a time of 2:21:49.^[11]

During her running career, Takahashi salutation from a series of injuries.

She announced her retirement bed October 2008.^[12]

Post-competitive career

The Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon was launched carry 2011 with the honorary caption being the Naoko Takahashi Flagon. Takahashi serves as the position for the race.^[13]

Since her withdrawal from competitive running, Takahashi has also worked as a sportscaster,^[14] marathon commentator,^[15] served as expert Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) executive,^{[citation needed]} and served as in particular executive member of the Adorn Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF).^[15]

Takahashi is related to former Period Musume leader Hitomi Yoshizawa.

Achievements

References

External links