Mari Tanigawa (谷川真理, Tanigawa Mari, born 27 October 1962) is a Japanese former marathon runner.[1] Born in Fukuoka Prefecture, she was a two-time winner at the Tokyo International Women's Marathon, winner of the Australia's Gold Coast Marathon in 1992 and won the Paris Marathon in 1994.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 October 1962 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Japan |
Tanigawa also competed in half marathon races: she won individual and team silver medals at the 1993 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and won the 1994 Sapporo Half Marathon and 1996 America's Finest City Half Marathon.[2][3] She was a team bronze medalist at the 1994 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, where she finished tenth.
She had career personal bests of 2:27:55 hours for the marathon and 1:09:37 hours for the half marathon.[4]
She is the organizer of several popular races in Japan, the Mari Tanigawa Half Marathon and the Mari Tanigawa Ekiden.
Achievements edit
- All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Japan
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| 1990 | Tokyo International Women's Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | Marathon | 2:34:10 |
| 1991 | Tokyo International Women's Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:31:27 |
| 1992 | Nagoya International Women's Marathon | Nagoya, Japan | 3rd | Marathon | 2:31:09 |
| 1992 | Gold Coast Marathon | Gold Coast, Australia | 1st | Marathon | 2:34:45 |
| 1993 | Tokyo International Women's Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd | Marathon | 2:28:22 |
| 1994 | Paris Marathon | Paris, France | 1st | Marathon | 2:27:55 |
| 1996 | Honolulu Marathon | Honolulu, Hawaii | 3rd | Marathon | 2:36:20 |
| 1998 | Maui Marathon | Maui, Hawaii | 1st | Marathon | 2:40:37 |
| 2003 | Tokyo International Women's Marathon | Oki, Japan | 3rd | Marathon | 3:06:54 |
| 2005 | Tokyo International Women's Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:40:46 |
| 2007 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd | Marathon | 2:49:55 |
References edit
- ^ "Profile of Mari Tanigawa". All-Athletics.com. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ^ Winner list Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese). Sapporo Television Broadcasting. Retrieved on 2010-07-23.
- ^ Leydig, Jack (2010-08-16). America's Finest City Half Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-09-23.
- ^ Mari Tanigawa. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-08-24.
External links edit
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