Risa Shigetomo
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | August 29, 1987 Bizen, Okayama, Japan |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Marathon |
Risa Shigetomo (重友 梨佐, Shigetomo Risa, born 29 August 1987 in Bizen) is a Japanese long-distance runner.[1] She competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 78th with a time of 2:40:06.[2] She finished in 14th place in the marathon at the 2015 World Championship with a time of 2:32:37.[3] Her personal best is 2:23:23, set in Osaka in 2012, while she was winning the 2012 Osaka marathon.[3][4] She won the Osaka Marathon again in 2017, in a time of 2:24:22.[4] Winning the Osaka Marathon earned her a place on Japan's 2017 World Championship team.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Risa Shigetomo". London 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ "Women's Marathon: Results". London 2012. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ a b "IAAF: Risa Shigetomo | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ a b Nakamura, Ken (29 January 2017). "IAAF: Shigetomo triumphs in Osaka| News | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ "IAAF: Japan selects marathon team for IAAF World Championships London 2017| News | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
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