Takako Kotorida
Takako Kotorida ( Japanese 小鳥 田 貴子 , Kotorida Takako , today: 山田 貴子 , Yamada Takako ; born April 2, 1977 in Hiroshima Prefecture ) is a Japanese long-distance runner . She has been running for the electronics retail chain Deodeo since 2008 .
Her greatest success on the track was a fourth place in the 10,000-meter run of the 2002 Asian Games in Busan.
At the 2001 Half Marathon World Championships in Bristol, she came in 25th place and won silver with the team. She also won team silver two years later at the World Half Marathon Championships in Vilamoura , where she finished 13th.
In 2004 she finished eighth in the Osaka Women's Marathon . The following year she won the Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon , but did not come in at the Nagoya Marathon over a 23rd place.
Personal bests
- 5000 m : 15:15, 16 min, June 8, 2003, Yokohama
- 10,000 m : 31: 41.32 min, April 22, 2001, Kobe
- Half marathon : 1:08:35 h, March 9, 2003, Yamaguchi
- Marathon : 2:32:15 h, January 25, 2004, Osaka
Web links
- Takako Kotorida in the database of World Athletics (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kotorida, Takako |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 小鳥 田貴子 (maiden name, Japanese); 山田 貴子 (Japanese, current name); Yamada, Takako (current name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2nd 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hiroshima Prefecture |