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Yuriko Kobayashi (Japanese: 小林祐梨子; born 12 December 1988 in Hyōgo) is a Japanese middle- and long-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres and 5000 metres. She represented Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

She started out in middle-distance events, running in the 800 metres at the 2004 World Junior Championships and then winning a 1500 m silver medal at the World Youth Championships in Athletics the following year. She won the bronze medal in the 1500 m at the 2005 Asian Championships in Athletics and went one better at the 2006 Asian Games by taking the silver medal in Doha. Kobayashi moved up to specialise in longer distances and ran the 5000 m at the 2008 Beijing Olympics after becoming the Japanese national champion in the event.

She gave the best performance by an Asian runner in the women's 5000 m at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, finishing in eleventh and beating her domestic rival Yurika Nakamura.^[1] Kobayashi ended her season with a 5000 m gold medal at the 2009 East Asian Games.^[2] She was selected to represent Asia/Pacific at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup, but managed only eighth place in the 3000 m. The following January, she ran for Hyōgo at the 2011 Women's Inter-Prefectural Ekiden and set a new stage record in her section, although the team finished in ninth position overall.^[3] She was the bornze medalist in the 5000 m at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships in Kobe, one place behind her compatriot Hitomi Niiya.^[4] At the International Chiba Ekiden in November she won the first women's stage for Japan, setting a race record for her leg, and the mixed team went on to finish a close second behind Kenya.^[5]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	4th (heats)	800 m
2005	World Youth Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	2nd	1500 m
2005	Asian Championships	Incheon, South Korea	3rd	1500 m
2006	World Cross Country Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	11th	Team competition
	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	3rd	1500 m
	Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	2nd	1500 m
2008	Summer Olympics	Beijing, China	7th (heats)	5000 m
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	11th	5000 m
2009	East Asian Games	Hong Kong, China	1st	5000 m

Personal bests

800 metres – 2:05.78 min (2006)
1500 metres – 4:07.86 min (2006)
3000 metres – 8:51.85 min (2008)
5000 metres – 15:07.37 min (2008)

References

^ 2009 World Championships 5000 Metres – W Final. IAAF (2009-08-22). Retrieved on 2010-05-02.
^ Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2009-12-13). East Asian Games conclude. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-20.
^ Nakamura, Ken (2011-01-17). Kyoto takes women’s Inter-Prefectural Ekiden title in Kyoto. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-20.
^ 2011 Asian Championships - Women's 5000 m. 2011 Kobe. Retrieved on 2011-11-25.
^ Nakamura, Ken (2011-11-23). Teenagers Mwikya and Mokua lead Kenya to Chiba Ekiden victory. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-25.

Yuriko Kobayashi at World Athletics

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[1] 2009 World Championships 5000 Metres – W Final. IAAF (2009-08-22). Retrieved on 2010-05-02.

[2] Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2009-12-13). East Asian Games conclude. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-20.

[3] Nakamura, Ken (2011-01-17). Kyoto takes women’s Inter-Prefectural Ekiden title in Kyoto. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-20.

[4] 2011 Asian Championships - Women's 5000 m. 2011 Kobe. Retrieved on 2011-11-25.

[5] Nakamura, Ken (2011-11-23). Teenagers Mwikya and Mokua lead Kenya to Chiba Ekiden victory. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-25.

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 '''Yuriko Kobayashi''' ({{lang-ja|小林 祐梨子}}; born 12 December 1988 in [[Hyōgo]]) is a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[middle distance event|middle]]- and [[long-distance runner]] who specializes in the [[1500 metres]] and [[5000 metres]]. She represented Japan at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]].
-She started out in middle-distance events, running in the [[800 metres]] at the [[2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics|2004 World Junior Championships]] and then winning a 1500&nbsp;m [[silver medal]] at the [[World Youth Championships in Athletics]] the following year. She won the [[bronze medal]] in the 1500&nbsp;m at the [[2005 Asian Championships in Athletics]] and went one better at the [[2006 Asian Games]] by taking the silver medal in [[Doha]]. Kobayashi moved up to specialise in longer distances and ran the 5000&nbsp;m a the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing Olympics]] after becoming the [[National champions 5000 metres (women)|Japanese national champion]] in the event.
+She started out in middle-distance events, running in the [[800 metres]] at the [[2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics|2004 World Junior Championships]] and then winning a 1500&nbsp;m [[silver medal]] at the [[World Youth Championships in Athletics]] the following year. She won the [[bronze medal]] in the 1500&nbsp;m at the [[2005 Asian Championships in Athletics]] and went one better at the [[2006 Asian Games]] by taking the silver medal in [[Doha]]. Kobayashi moved up to specialise in longer distances and ran the 5000&nbsp;m at the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing Olympics]] after becoming the [[National champions 5000 metres (women)|Japanese national champion]] in the event.
 She gave the best performance by an Asian runner in the women's 5000&nbsp;m at the [[2009 World Championships in Athletics]], finishing in eleventh and beating her domestic rival [[Yurika Nakamura]].<ref>[http://berlin.iaaf.org/results/bydiscipline/disctype=4/sex=W/discCode=5000/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#detW_5000_hash_f 2009 World Championships 5000 Metres – W Final]. [[IAAF]] (2009-08-22). Retrieved on 2010-05-02.</ref> Kobayashi ended her season with a 5000&nbsp;m gold medal at the [[Athletics at the 2009 East Asian Games|2009 East Asian Games]].<ref>Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2009-12-13). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=55112.html East Asian Games conclude]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2011-01-20.</ref> She was selected to represent Asia/Pacific at the [[2010 IAAF Continental Cup]], but managed only eighth place in the 3000&nbsp;m. The following January, she ran for Hyōgo at the 2011 [[Women's Inter-Prefectural Ekiden]] and set a new stage record in her section, although the team finished in ninth position overall.<ref>Nakamura, Ken (2011-01-17). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=59074.html Kyoto takes women’s Inter-Prefectural Ekiden title in Kyoto]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2011-01-20.</ref> She was the bornze medalist in the 5000&nbsp;m at the [[2011 Asian Athletics Championships]] in [[Kobe]], one place behind her compatriot [[Hitomi Niiya]].<ref>[http://www.jaaf.or.jp/aac19/startlist/liveresult/pc/r_w_800_f.pdf 2011 Asian Championships - Women's 5000 m]. 2011 Kobe. Retrieved on 2011-11-25.</ref> At the [[International Chiba Ekiden]] in November she won the first women's stage for Japan, setting a race record for her leg, and the mixed team went on to finish a close second behind Kenya.<ref>Nakamura, Ken (2011-11-23). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/newsid=62982.html Teenagers Mwikya and Mokua lead Kenya to Chiba Ekiden victory]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-25.</ref>