Naomi Sakashita ( Japanese: 坂下奈穂美; born 25 May 1975) [1] is a retired Japanese runner who specialized in the 5000 metres and marathon.
She won the 5000 metres at the 1994 Asian Junior Championships, [2] the bronze medal in half marathon at the 1997 East Asian Games, [3] and the silver medal in the 5000 metres at the 2000 Asian Championships. [4]
At the 1995 World Cross Country Championships she finished 31st in the senior race and ended fourth in the team competition. She finished sixteenth at the 1995 World Half Marathon Championships; sixth in the team competition. She won a bronze medal at the 1996 World Road Relay Championships.
Her personal best times were 15:28.99 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in May 2000 in Nobeoka; [5] 32:53.40 minutes in the 10,000 metres, achieved in May 1996 in Mito; [6] 1:10:17 hours in the half marathon, achieved in August 1997 in Shibetsu; [7] and 2:28:09 hours in the marathon, achieved in March 2001 in Nagoya. [1] [8]
References
- ^ a b Naomi Sakashita at World Athletics
- ^ "Asian Junior Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "East Asian Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Asian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ World women's all-time best 5000m (last updated 2001)
- ^ World women's all-time best 10000m (last updated 2001)
- ^ World women's all-time best half marathon (last updated 2001)
- ^ World women's all-time best marathon (last updated 2001)
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Naomi Sakashita ( Japanese: 坂下奈穂美; born 25 May 1975) [1] is a retired Japanese runner who specialized in the 5000 metres and marathon.
She won the 5000 metres at the 1994 Asian Junior Championships, [2] the bronze medal in half marathon at the 1997 East Asian Games, [3] and the silver medal in the 5000 metres at the 2000 Asian Championships. [4]
At the 1995 World Cross Country Championships she finished 31st in the senior race and ended fourth in the team competition. She finished sixteenth at the 1995 World Half Marathon Championships; sixth in the team competition. She won a bronze medal at the 1996 World Road Relay Championships.
Her personal best times were 15:28.99 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in May 2000 in Nobeoka; [5] 32:53.40 minutes in the 10,000 metres, achieved in May 1996 in Mito; [6] 1:10:17 hours in the half marathon, achieved in August 1997 in Shibetsu; [7] and 2:28:09 hours in the marathon, achieved in March 2001 in Nagoya. [1] [8]
References
- ^ a b Naomi Sakashita at World Athletics
- ^ "Asian Junior Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "East Asian Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Asian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ World women's all-time best 5000m (last updated 2001)
- ^ World women's all-time best 10000m (last updated 2001)
- ^ World women's all-time best half marathon (last updated 2001)
- ^ World women's all-time best marathon (last updated 2001)
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