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Naoko Takahashi (born May 6, 1972 in Gifu) is a Japanese long-distance runner competing mainly in the marathon. Best known for her victory in the women's marathon at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. At the 2001 Berlin Marathon, Takahashi became the first woman to break the 2 hour 20 minute barrier while setting a world record. That record was broken just one week later by Catherine Ndereba. In the women's marathon event (and not counting multiple records set by the same athlete), she still holds the 7th best time and the 3rd best Japanese marathon performance behind Yoko Shibui (2:19:41) and Mizuki Noguchi (2:19:10). She is related to Morning Musume leader Yoshizawa Hitomi.
[edit] Achievements
| Date |
Event |
Time |
Note |
| Jan, 1997 |
Osaka International Women's Marathon |
2:31:32 |
7th place |
| Mar, 1998 |
Nagoya International Women's Marathon |
2:25:48 |
1st place, Japanese record at the time |
| Dec, 1998 |
Bangkok Asian Games |
2:21:47 |
gold medal, Japanese record at the time |
| Mar, 2000 |
Nagoya International Women's Marathon |
2:22:19 |
1st place |
| Sep, 2000 |
Sydney Olympics |
2:23:14 |
gold medal |
| Feb, 2001 |
OHME Marathon (30km) |
1:41:57 |
Japanese record |
| Sep, 2001 |
Berlin Marathon |
2:19:46 |
1st place, World Record at the time |
| Sep, 2002 |
Berlin Marathon |
2:21:49 |
1st |
| Nov, 2003 |
Tokyo Marathon |
2:27:21 |
2nd |
| Nov, 2005 |
Tokyo Marathon |
2:24:39 |
1st |
| Nov, 2006 |
Tokyo Marathon |
2:31:22 |
3rd |
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