Yoshiko Yamamoto (Japanese: 山本佳子, born 6 March 1970)[1] is a Japanese former marathon runner who won the 1990 Paris Marathon, came second at the 1992 Boston Marathon, and third at the 1992 New York City Marathon.
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Career edit
In 1989, Yamamoto came ninth at the Osaka International Ladies Marathon.[2] In 1990, Yamamoto won the Paris Marathon.[3] At the 1992 Boston Marathon, Yamamoto finished second in a time of 2:26:26.[4][5] She was over 2 minutes, and over 0.5 miles (0.80 km) behind race winner Olga Markova.[5] Her second place was the best result by a Japanese woman at the Boston Marathon,[6] and her time of 2:26:26 tied the Japanese national marathon record.[7] Yamamoto was not selected for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.[8] Later in the year, Yamamoto came third at the 1992 New York City Marathon in a time of 2:29:58.[9]
Yamamoto came third at the 1993 Osaka International Ladies Marathon,[10] and finished sixth at the 1995 Boston Marathon, in a time of 2:31:39.[11]
References edit
- ^ "Yoshiko Yamamoto". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Osaka International Marathon". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 January 1989. p. 49. Retrieved 5 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paris Marathon". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Hussein, Murkova conquer Boston". Burlington Free Press. 21 April 1992. p. 17. Retrieved 5 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Fast marathon yields a surprise in Boston". Tampa Bay Times. 21 April 1992. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Defending Champ Kawauchi Adds to Japan's Great Boston Marathon Tradition". Runner's World. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Running". The Los Angeles Times. 1 February 1993. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Ondieki peaking in time to reach the heights". The Age. 1 August 1992. p. 33. Retrieved 5 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ondieki Shatters Record in N.Y. Marathon Win". The Washington Post. 2 November 1992. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Osaka". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 February 1993. p. 19. Retrieved 5 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "99th Boston Marathon". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 April 1995. p. 56. Retrieved 5 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.