Mizuho Nasukawa
Mizuho Nasukawa ( Japanese 那 須 川 瑞 穂 , Nasukawa Mizuho ; born November 22, 1979 ) is a Japanese long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon .
Life
In 2002 she won bronze at the Asian Athletics Championships over 1500 m and 5000 m .
In 2004 she finished fourth in the Osaka Women's Marathon in 2:29:49 hours and the following year eighth in 2:30:15 hours.
In 2009 she won the Tokyo Marathon in 2:25:38 h with a lead of over three minutes, but was not taken into account for the World Athletics Championships in Berlin , as the race was not one of those that the Japanese Athletics Federation had designated as qualifying runs. At the Hokkaidō Marathon and the Chicago Marathon , she was each seventh this season.
Mizuho Nasukawa is from Iwate Prefecture . She first started for the corporate team at the chemical company Sekisui and then switched to the team at the gaming machine manufacturer Aruze.
Personal bests
- 1500 m: 4: 16.24 min, May 15, 2003, Osaka
- 3000 m : 9: 23.47 min, September 20, 2002, Madrid
- 5000 m: 15: 23.00 min, October 1, 2006, Ōita
- Half marathon : 1:11:58 h, November 9, 2003, Kobe
- Marathon: 2:25:38 h, March 22, 2009, Tokyo
Web links
- Mizuho Nasukawa in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on marathoninfo.free.fr
- Athlete portrait and short interview on the Aruze website (Japanese)
Footnotes
- ^ IAAF: Battling winds, Kipsang and Nasukawa take Tokyo Marathon victories ( Memento from March 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive ). March 22, 2009
- ↑ Japan Running News: Kipsang Takes Tokyo - Nasukawa and Maeda Bring New Blood . March 22, 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nasukawa, Mizuho |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 那 須 川, 瑞 穂 |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 22, 1979 |