Mari Ozaki

Mari Ozaki ( Japanese 小 崎 ま り , Ozaki Mari ; born July 16, 1975 in Hirakata ) is a Japanese long-distance runner .

At the 2001 World Athletics Championships in Edmonton, she finished 19th in the 10,000 meter run .

In 2002 she won the Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon , and a year later she made a successful marathon debut when she finished fifth in the Osaka Women's Marathon in 2:23:30 .

Two years later she qualified in the same place by a second place in 2:23:59 for the World Athletics Championships 2005 in Helsinki, where she finished 15th in the marathon.

The 2007 season started for her with a second place in the Osaka Women's Marathon in 2:24:39. Again she was nominated for the 2007 World Championships , and in fourth place she won bronze in the marathon team championship in Osaka together with Reiko Tosa and Kiyoko Shimahara .

Best times

• 5000 m : 15: 12.76 min, June 8, 2003, Yokohama
• 10,000 m: 31: 34.15 min, April 24, 2005, Kobe
• Half marathon : 1:09:33 h, February 3, 2002, Marugame
• Marathon: 2:23:30 h, January 26, 2003, Osaka

Web links

• Mari Ozaki in the database of World Athletics (English)
• Athlete portrait on marathoninfo.free.fr (French)