Yuka Takashima

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Yuka Takashima
Personal information
Born (1988-05-12) 12 May 1988 (age 35)
Hōfu, Yamaguchi[1][2]
Height153 cm (5 ft 0 in)[3]
Weight39 kg (86 lb)[3]
Sport
CountryJapan
SportTrack and field
Updated on 13 August 2016.

Yuka Takashima (高島 由香, Takashima Yuka, born 12 May 1988) is a female long-distance runner from Japan. She is from Hōfu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture.[1][2] She competed in the Women's 10,000 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.[4] She also competed in the Women's 10,000 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[5]

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  1. ^ a b "高島由香(岡山・興譲館高)". 07全国女子駅伝 (in Japanese). Kyoto Shimbun. 10 January 2007. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b "陸上で五輪出場 高島選手を激励 県や防府市長" (in Japanese). Yamaguchi Shimbun. 2 July 2016. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b "リオ五輪-高島由香の記録・結果・ニュース". Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 2016. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Women's 10,000 metres results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  5. ^ "陸上女子1万メートル 高島18位 関根20位" (in Japanese). NHK. 13 August 2016. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.

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