Akemi Ozaki
Akemi Ozaki ( Japanese 尾崎 朱 美 , Ozaki Akemi ; born October 12, 1977 in Yamakita , Ashigarakami-gun , Kanagawa Prefecture ) is a Japanese long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon .
In 2003 she was third in the Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon with 1:10:31 h, her best half marathon time. In 2006 she made her full-distance debut, but only came 18th in the Nagoya Marathon . She had her breakthrough in the same year as runner-up in the Tokyo International Women's Marathon with a time of 2:28:51 h. In 2007 she was fourth in 2:28:39 and shortly afterwards second in the Honolulu Marathon .
In 2009 she was initially only tenth in the Osaka Women's Marathon due to an injury sustained in the race. A third place in the Nagano Marathon was followed by a second in the Hokkaidō Marathon with a personal record of 2:27:23. In autumn she won the Athens marathon .
Akemi Ozaki is 1.57 m tall and weighs 45 kg. The graduate of Juntendo University started working for Second Wind AC in 2007 . She has been married to Toyoshi Ishige since March 2007. Her younger sister Yoshimi Ozaki won the silver medal at the 2009 World Cup marathon in Berlin.
Personal bests
- 5000 m : 15: 37.48 min, October 13, 2002, Kobe
- 10,000 m : 32: 51.80 min, April 20, 2003, Kobe
- Half marathon: 1:10:31 h, February 2, 2003, Marugame
- Marathon: 2:27:23 h, August 30, 2009, Sapporo
Web links
- Akemi Ozaki in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on marathoninfo.free.fr
- Athlete portrait at second wind AC
Individual evidence
- ^ IAAF: Ngetich, Ozaki prevail in “Battle of Marathon” - Athens Marathon report ( Memento of November 9, 2009 in the Internet Archive ). November 8, 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ozaki, Akemi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 尾崎 朱 美 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 12, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Yamakita , Ashigarakami-gun , Kanagawa Prefecture , Japan |