Mao Ichiyama

Mao Ichiyama

Mao Ichiyama at the 2019 Japan's Marathon Grand Championship
Personal information
Native name	一山 麻緒
Nickname(s)	Mao-chan, Ichichi
Born	(1997-05-29) 29 May 1997 Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Alma mater	Izumi Central High School
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	43 kg (95 lb)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Track and field
Event	1500 metres – Marathon
Club	Wacoal (ワコール)
Team	Adidas (to 2020) Nike (2020 — )
Turned pro	2016
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	1500 m: 4:28.35 3000 m: 8:53.54 5000 m: 15:24.17 10,000 m: 31:34.56 10 km: 32:24 Half marathon: 1:08:49 Marathon: 2:20:29 (2020 Nagoya Women's Marathon)

Mao Ichiyama (一山 麻緒, Ichiyama Mao, born 29 May 1997 in Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese long-distance runner. She represented Japan at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Running career

Ichiyama is winner of 2017 Fukuoka International Cross Country (8 km in 26:46) and 2020 Nagoya Women's Marathon in 2:20:29 thus beating 2:21:47 time of Mizuki Matsuda (2020 Osaka International Women's Marathon) to enter as third participant to 2020 Tokyo Olympics, together with Honami Maeda and Ayuko Suzuki. She won 2021 Osaka Women's Marathon with new event record 2:21:11.

Footwear

Mao Ichiyama was sponsored by Adidas. From 2020 Nagoya Women's Marathon she is sponsored by Nike, where she made her Marathon personal best.

International competitions

Key:   Personal best

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Japan
2017	Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon	Virginia Beach, United States	1st	Half Marathon	1:13:49
	Sanyo Women's Half Marathon	Okayama, Japan	3rd	Half Marathon	1:09:14
2018	World Half Marathon Championships	Valencia, Spain	19th	Half Marathon	1:11:02
	BOLDERBoulder 10k	Boulder, United States	8th	10 km	34:10
	KBC Night of Athletics	Heusden-Zolder, Belgium	19th	5000 m	15:45.56
2019	Kagawa Marugame International Half Marathon	Marugame, Japan	6th	Half marathon	1:10:49
	Tokyo Marathon	Tokyo, Japan	7th	Marathon	2:24:33
	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	17th	Marathon	2:27:27
	Hakodate Marathon	Hakodate, Japan	1st	Half marathon	1:08:49
2020	Kagawa Marugame International Half Marathon	Marugame, Japan	5th	Half marathon	1:08:56
	Nagoya Women's Marathon	Nagoya, Japan	1st	Marathon	2:20:29
2021	Osaka Women's Marathon	Osaka, Japan	1st	Marathon	2:21:11
	Olympic Games	Sapporo, Japan	8th	Marathon	2:30:13
2022	Tokyo Marathon	Tokyo, Japan	6th	Marathon	2:21:02
2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	51st	Marathon	2:34:13

External links

• Mao Ichiyama at World Athletics
• Mao Ichiyama at JAAF (in Japanese)
• Mao Ichiyama – Paris 2024 at JAAF (in Japanese)
• Mao Ichiyama – Tokyo 2020 at JAAF (in Japanese)
• Mao Ichiyama at Olympedia
• Mao Ichiyama at Olympics.com
• Mao Ichiyama at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
• Mao Ichiyama – Paris 2024 at the Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese) (in English)
• Mao Ichiyama – Tokyo 2020 at the Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese) (in English)