Noriko Higuchi
Noriko Higuchi ( Japanese 樋 口 紀 子 , Higuchi Noriko ; born May 23, 1985 in Kyoto ) is a Japanese marathon runner .
In 2009, she was twelfth in the Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon . The following year she was seventh in Marugame, won the Sendai Half Marathon and came in 29th place at the 2010 World Half Marathon Championships in Nanning.
The following year she made her debut in the Tokyo Marathon over the 42.195 km distance. She crossed the finish line in second place and was subsequently declared the winner after Tatiana Arjasova , who placed first, was disqualified for a doping offense.
In 2012 she finished ninth in Marugame and came 21st in the Nagoya Marathon .
Noriko Higuchi is a graduate of Ritsumeikan University and has been with the Wacoal corporate team since 2008 .
Personal bests
- 10,000 m : 32: 37.72 min, April 25, 2010, Kobe
- Half marathon : 1:10:52 h, February 7, 2010, Marugame
- Marathon: 2:28:49 h, February 27, 2011, Tokyo
Web links
- Athlete portrait of Noriko Higuchi at the IAAF (English) Noriko Higuchi in the World Athletics database (English)
- Athlete portrait on the Wacoal website
Footnotes
- ↑ Tokyo Marathon: Tokyo Marathon 2011 - Rectifies the result of the ranking of Marathon / Woman ( Memento of the original from March 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . January 24, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Higuchi, Noriko |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 樋 口 紀 子 |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kyoto |