Yoshiko Yamamoto

Yoshiko Yamamoto
Personal information
Born (1970-03-06) 6 March 1970 (age 54)
Japan
Sport
SportAthletics
Medal record
Marathon
Representing  Japan
World Marathon Majors
Gold medal – first place 1990 Paris Marathon
Silver medal – second place 1992 Boston Marathon
Bronze medal – third place 1992 New York City Marathon

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.

Career

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

  1. ^ "Yoshiko Yamamoto". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Osaka International Marathon". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 January 1989. p. 49. Retrieved 5 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Paris Marathon". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Hussein, Murkova conquer Boston". Burlington Free Press. 21 April 1992. p. 17. Retrieved 5 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b "Fast marathon yields a surprise in Boston". Tampa Bay Times. 21 April 1992. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Defending Champ Kawauchi Adds to Japan's Great Boston Marathon Tradition". Runner's World. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Running". The Los Angeles Times. 1 February 1993. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Ondieki peaking in time to reach the heights". The Age. 1 August 1992. p. 33. Retrieved 5 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Ondieki Shatters Record in N.Y. Marathon Win". The Washington Post. 2 November 1992. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Osaka". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 February 1993. p. 19. Retrieved 5 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "99th Boston Marathon". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 April 1995. p. 56. Retrieved 5 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.